I always wondered why bangus belly is not really bangus belly when you buy those packaged ones in the frozen section of the supermarkets. The belly is there but there is so much meat around it still. But I recently found just the BELLY! There are two vendors at the Salcedo market. They sell two kinds and call the pure belly “Bangus Belly PREMIUM.” Claudel Foods ( Tel# 438-4856 / 912-1153) pack of around 8 pcs for P 170.00 and Yvan’s Seafoods ( Tel #:571-0741 or Mobile # 0917.880.9578 ) pack of around 4 pcs. for P 110.00. I do not even check the weight, i just get it because it is so valuable and rare to find! But the girl says it is around P 420 to P 400/kilo. They are in the same row in the market and have styros and styros of frozen seafood inside. Problem is, for the past 3 weeks, they have not had stocks. So, good thing when i first went there I bought all they had.
There is another vendor in the same row but it has a little meat around it – but still much less than what you find at supermarkets and they usually have stock – Picky Moms Trading ( Bonuan brand ). It has proper packaging and is BFAD approved. It costs around P 130.00 for about 5 pcs. They can also be found in Market Market at the Fiesta market.
The packaged one in the supermarket costs around P 140.00 to P 200.00 and it usually comes with 1 or 2 bellies only and it has a big portion of meat. So, I thought that my finds were a very good buy.
My two dads like this so I thought it was a great discovery. Now they can really feast on just the belly and not worry who will have to eat the surrounding meat 🙂
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