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Seafood Tour in Capiz

Tuway shells

By Pepin

What could be better than three days spent touring the seafood capital of the Philippines – tasting as you go? Capiz is everything a seafood-hunter is looking for. The mouth-watering shell meat and fish on stick suffice the craving of those who want pork fat out of their plate.

Tasters' choice 

Many of the tourists feast on oysters when they set foot at various seafood houses and restaurants by the beach. At a friendly price of twenty-five pesos per kilo, they can already enjoy as much they want. Another top treat is the grilled catfish (pantat). Its enticing whiff and velvety meat keep the eating going. Large prawns are also top favourites, especially among Filipino tourists who love to douse them on a flaming sinamak sauce.

Rare-find shellfish delights

There are also some seafood delights that are unique in Capiz only, such as the Cagaycay shell, which has a smooth milky meat. It is usually cooked in ginger and lemon grass soup. The Litub shell, which has black ridges and a jagged surface, is also a taste twister among local and foreign visitors. It also cost less in this part of the country. The Tuway shell looks like a lavish dish, but it is only tagged at sixty pesos per plate (15 pieces of shells in one plate). The Diwal shell also looks uncommon to many, so as its rough and salty taste.



Cagaycay shells

Fishful thinking

On the fish line, there are a variety of good catch. One of these is the Panagat, which has a savoury tang on its meat that accentuates the old-time grill experience. The Lapu-lapu fish fits well on a bowl of fiery sinigang soup. And of course the Bangus, which is the pambansang isda, can't just be ignored on the menu.

More on the list

There are other great-tasting dishes that shouldn’t be missed out when visiting Capiz and these include the seaweed salad, the grilled squid, and the baked oysters. However, for people who can’t stand a day without pork and poultry, there are chicken inasal and grilled pork belly to plump for. For the beverage, it is best to flatter the dining experience and the relaxed beach ambiance with coconut juice.

Capiz never runs out of seafood treats for its guests, and three consecutive days spent dining at different blasé spots of this magnificent and promising province is never enough.

Litub shells

Grilled stuffed squid

Cagaycay Soup

Seaweed delight

Oysters

Baked Scallops

Menu for the day