Milkfish

Inihaw na bangus is quite popular where I grew up. Visit www.pinoy-recipes.com for more mouth watering Pinoy recipe. That is because I used to live half a mile from the sea. This particular Pinoy recipe is very ordinary and had eaten this almost everyday. I have to admit that I got tired of almost any kind of fish way back then. And now that I am away from home, I never thought that I would miss fish. So when I saw this at our local Asian store, I went ahead and bought it. Nunnie never had this kind of fish before. He had tilapia, but he never heard of bangus or milkfish. The bangus that we bought was imported from the Philippines. So it was pretty obvious that it was no longer fresh. And it was expensive! One deboned bangus was like $6! But anyway, after we made this inihaw na bangus, I was even surprised that it turned out good. Because the freshness of the fish is everything if you are considering the taste. I remember when I was still in Samar, we would grill the fish just as soon as it came out from the fishing boat. And even if we don't put stuffing in it, if it's fresh, it would come out very delicious. I still can't believe that I will miss those days where we ate fish everyday because that was what's available. Now, just thinking about it, I can't wait to have dinaing na bangus (marinated milkfish), inihaw na tilapia, or even just the ordinary fried tilapia, tinapang bangus (smoked milkfish), and many others. Though I can buy some here in our local grocery store <b>...</b>