Two weeks ago, I, together with my boss + 1 colleague went
to Zamboanga City (which is also my hometown) for a business trip. Even before
the scheduled trip the two of them had always talked about trying out the
well-known Curacha in Zamboanga. Of course, as one of the locale in the only
Latin City of Asia suggested for a lunch at Alavar Restaurant.
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Curacha (not the babaeng
walang pahinga) is actually a local Chavacano name of a crustacean with cross
breed of large sea crab and lobster characteristics. Also known as the spanner crabs or red frog
crabs, and are only found in the deep waters of Jolo. The Tausugs of Jolo call
these sea creatures as “Kagang Pamah”, it has red-orange color which stays the
same even when cooked.
There are different ways to cook Curacha but the best one I
tried is the "curacha with alavar sauce". Just like what we devoured at Alavar Seafood Restuarant in Tetuan, Zambonga City, at P700-P1000 per serving (defending of size) and is already goof for 2-3 persons.
I also remember my big brothers made the same
dish when we visited them years back in Zamboanga City, we just bought the crab at the flea
market and cooked it with the alavar sauce. Yep! Frozen “alavar sauce” are also
sold per kilogram, so you can enjoy the same dish at your very home.
What a a delicious delicacy! Love it!
ReplyDeleteI've tried this a couple of times when my officemate who hails from Zamboanga City brought this as pasalubong. Ang sarap!
ReplyDeleteYum! Ang sarap nyan! I'm drooling right now huhu. What's alavar? Is that taba ng talangka?
ReplyDeleteI'm a sucker for seafood! Oh love!
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