Posted on March 29, 2009 - by Lakwatsero
Dried Fish Market in Taboan, Carbon, Cebu
You must not leave Cebu without bringing home the famous danggit. Danggit are small variants of salted (and unsalted) dried fish that is very popular in Cebu. Whenever someone goes to Cebu, we would always ask them to bring us danggit, dried mangoes or otap from Shamrock.
If there’s a good place to get fresh and cheap danggit or any dried fish for that matter, it would be the Taboan Market in Carbon Market, Cebu. Carbon Market is the biggest public market in Cebu. Taboan is just a couple of minutes walk from Carbon.
Taboan sells almost all kinds of dried fishes and other dried sea foods in Cebu. Taboan’s prices is relatively cheaper as compared to those being sold in malls and supermarkets. Aside from the cheaper price, you can always haggle with the vendors for a lower selling price.
Danggit is usually fried and served with garlic rice and tomatoes during breakfasts. It is paired with vinegar and chili pepper as its dip. My personal favorite is the pinakurat na suka from Iligan and Cagayan de Oro. Danggit best served right after it is cooked since it loses its crispness after a few hours. There are different variants of danggit being sold. Salted, unsalted and tocino are among the popular variants.
Aside from Danggit, as mentioned earlier, Taboan also sells different kinds of dried fishes and other sea foods. They sell bagoong (shrimp paste), hebi (dried prawns), bottled oysters, and dried squid among others.
Jehzeel ‘nomnoming’ a giant dried fish.
How to get there?
Using the public transport is very difficult especially if you’re not familiar with the public transport routes of Cebu. The best I can suggest is to take a cab from anywhere in Cebu. Tell the cab driver to bring you to Taboan. Since Taboan is very popular among Cebuanos, surely no cab driver can make a mistake of not finding the place. If you’re within Cebu City, cab fare won’t exceed 150 pesos. Taboan is only a few minute ride from the Osmeña Circle.
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Tagged with: Bagoong, Cagayan de Oro, Carbon, Carbon Market, Cebu, Cebu City, Cebu Delicacy, Cebu Pasalubong, Cebu Specialty Food, Danggit, Dried Fish, Dried Mangoes, Hebi, Iligan, Pasalubong, Pinakurat na Suka, Taboan
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March 30, 2009
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Blogie said:
omigash!! dangeeeet!!!
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March 30, 2009
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Batang Lakwatsero said:
yes. danggit. hahahah
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March 30, 2009
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spiderye said:
kalami. sud-an sa pamahaw.
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March 30, 2009
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Micamyx said:
Laki nung fish! Ang laki din ni Jehz hehe
Love the new blog. Keep it up!
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March 30, 2009
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Sire Arevalo said:
wow ang laki..nung fish..ni jehz..este, nung fish..cheers! =]
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March 30, 2009
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Migs said:
Ang sarap naman ng Danggit!
Koya jehz, kasya ang yung nahuli mo sa bibig mo ah!
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March 30, 2009
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webslave mc’coolot said:
seriously wala pa jud ko ka anha sa tabo an since.. hahaha…lupigan mn ko ninyo… hehhe.. gnahan bya ko anang danggit pud! heheh.. nice one wins!
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March 30, 2009
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Jehzeel Laurente said:
wow! congrats sa bagong travel blog! wooooooot! natago mo pa pala tong pics na to.. wahehehe
nyok!
hinukay mo pics sa laptop ko? or may copy ka? hehe
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April 2, 2009
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dRei said:
whoaw…sarap ah, pero tataas talga uric acid mo nito…whew!
ang kidney stones lalaki ng lalaki….hahaha
@jehz! wawawa..makaka UTI ka cgurado..
=)
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July 11, 2009
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evanageline said:
wow na wow kanindot jod ana oi,,,lamian jod au…
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December 22, 2009
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Mark said:
I am curious…what is the current price for dried squid by the kilo? Is there also mechanically dried squid and if so what is that price. Im coming soon and my Filipino friends all demand some cebu dried squid!..lol Many thanks.
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January 13, 2010
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Erica said:
hehehe…sarap ng danggit!! lab it!!! d tlga ako bmabalik ng manila ng wla akong dalang danggit, pusit, dried mango, otap lahat nah….hahahaha … aun (^_^)
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March 30, 2009
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Batang Lakwatsero said:
@sire: hahaha. lols
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March 30, 2009
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Batang Lakwatsero said:
@micamyx oo ang laki ni fish at ni jehz. hahaha
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March 30, 2009
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Batang Lakwatsero said:
@rye, @migs: hahaha.. oo nga koya ang sarap ng danggit. waaa… i miss danggit na… i hope my cebu friends will send me some.
weeee. 
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March 30, 2009
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Batang Lakwatsero said:
@Jehz:
di ko binubuksan laptop mo. 
binigay mo sakin to when i went to manila nung wordcamp. 
nasa google picasa rin ata. hehehe credits to you 
hahaha. may copy ako.