Citra Mina, Davao

I'm craving for this tuna chicharon of Citra Mina. I had done rounds of grocery tours ( here in Manila) looking for it or some other brand of tuna chicharon but found nothing. It's made of tuna (fish) skin. So crunchy and spicy, dipping it to a vinegar mix makes it so much more delicious.




Well, I guess I have to visit Davao again just so I could fully indulge on this awesome junk crunch. Unless, otherwise one of my kindhearted Davao relatives read this and you know send some lovin' package of Citra Mina's.




This was at Citra Mina in Davao City. I love this fish store with lots of  TUNA! Right  there were so much variants of tuna and at  lower prices compared to what we have here in Manila.

Cousin specifically pointed to us how we should not pass on the availability of the big eye toro ( huge variant of tuna with so much flavors ). She said it was rarely available so we made sure to take some pieces of it back home. While there in Davao, cousin had served some recipes around the special big eye.




tuna ceviche




tuna in coconut cream




So if you get to visit the city, make sure to squeeze in some time to visit Citra Mina. I also took home some of the processed cold cuts and they were good, especially the tuna longanisa. Chao!

Yellow Fin,Davao City

After durian, Davao spelled as  t-u-n-a to us. When we dropped by at Yellow Fin my brother's first order as expected was tuna- kinilaw.

fresh and chunky tuna kinilaw

The resto seemed to have had catered to many family dinners, weekend lunches , meetings and dining tourists . Dining tables and chairs looked aged but kept their vintage charms.




mutton stew in tomato/liver sauce (kalderetang kambing)

Their kalderetang kambing was a delicious surprise.It was tender without a single hint that it was a goat meat. The sauce was super tasty. Another dish (no photo) that we enjoyed so much here at Yellow Fin was the laing with a twist. Instead of shredded coconut meat or taro root, the fillings of the bundled taro leaves were tuna meat in hefty coconut cream.

Delicious food !