In search of fish

Toby is very fond of fish.  Happily, there are many ways and places to have it here!

The mercado is one such place.  We've bought fresh fish there, and cooked it at home.  It was good.  But kinda plain. 

The fish we had at the mercado food court was much better!  One of the notable restaurants there offers Indonesian food.  Very popular with cruise ship staff.  A very kind, and patient! waiter explained many of the dishes.  We decided to try one with "sambal" sauce- a combination of soy sauce, onions, and tomato.  The cook was very kind too.  He let us choose our fish from a bin, and watch the cooking process.  Basically, place the whole fish in a very deep fry pan full of oil.  Cook til  the whole thing is crispy.  Cover with the samba sauce.  It was a neat combination of salty and sweet!

We've found other places for fish too.  But haven't tried them yet.  A farourite might be a little local place that offers to cook the fish you bring for 90 pesos (about $6 Cdn) per kg.Now we just gotta find the perfect fish!

Photos
1- Toby in the mercado
2- Buying fresh fish in the mercado
3- The staff at the indonesian restaurant, so friendly!
4- Cooking our fish!  We were only about 6 feet away, on the customer side of the counter.  They invited us to get even closer, to enter the cooking area!  We declined.  It seemed safer where we were.
5-  Toby with our fish.  Notice, he only has a spoon and fork.  Apparently, that's customary in many countries.  No knife!
6 - A cute hand towel/sink in the mercado.  Often, the men and women bathrooms share one common sink.
7 - The mercado food court.  Nice and shady and airy.