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The Fish That Killed Magellan While it is widely known that Lapulapu was the guy who finally put a stop to Magellan's voyage of discovery, (or conquest, depending on your point of view), did you know that a very yummy fish is also named after him? The Lapu-lapu is actually a grouper, which must be why it tastes so darn good. Apparently it is a big deal on Palawan, where they harvest lots of these fish for export to places around the world. http://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/a-fish-called-lapu-lapu The first pic is of a woman holding a red Lapu-lapu. The second pic is of a related species, the green grouper, which must be the fish we had to eat, because my wife claims it was cheap. * But it was still super delicious! (Both pics were swiped from the article referenced above.) Assuming she is correct, and this was a cheap fish, then WHY do you Filipinos keep eating those awful tasting oily fleshed fish that are best used as bait, or food for domestic animals? Seriously, WHY? This was a fantastic tasting fish, better than tilapia, (which at a small size seems to be all skin and bones anyway), so unless you're a masochist, I can't understand why you wouldn't purchase it. I just wish they wouldn't have named it after the guy who murdered one of my childhood heroes. Growing up in the USA, Magellan was presented as a brave explorer to us kids, not as someone who was looking for lands to conquer and pillage. It was a bit traumatic to me, on my first trip to the Philippines, to discover that Lapulapu was considered a Philippine hero. It all depends on which "side" you're on, I suppose. Maybe someday there will be only "one side", that of the human race? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapulapu ========================================================== * - Okay, I guess "cheap" is relative. I pressed her about this, and she admitted that while it wasn't "expensive", (whatever that means), it did cost a bit more than some other fish. But it is much meatier than the other fish, certainly tilapia, so when you figure out the cost based on how much you get to eat, it comes out pretty reasonable. Or so I think. I don't speak Bisaya, so I only pick up about 20% of what is actually going on here, if even that much. For all I know this was an expensive luxury she bought for us, and she doesn't want to 'fess up to it. But boy was it yummy!
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I guess history adds to the division of the supposedly one globe, nations have their own version of the story. Yummy Lapulapu
It will be nice if someday, while still reading our own versions, we can respect other versions of history. We need to stop thinking that there are separate groups of people, that it is "us" vs. "them". We are all one people.
lapu lapu is not cheap in my area hahaha.. it is a bit pricey as compared to milkfish and tilapia and to other kind of smelly fish hahaha but i love it so i buy whenever i saw some in the market but lapu lapu is cheap if you buy it directly from the fisherman ... between Magellan and Lapu Lapu... yes i would say Lapu lapu is our first hero who conquer Magellan and from those Spaniards to protect the Philippines ... but i am also thankful to Magellan for discovering the Philippines , for making us known to the world :)
She buys fish at a "wet market" in Pagadian City, so maybe it is cheaper there. I like tilapia too, but it has to be big enough, otherwise all you seem to get is skin and bone. Bangus is yummy, but I hate all the bones.
Good morning dear friends This fish is incredibly beautiful to look at. I like coloring fish very much. How quietly the fish is sitting in your hand.