October 15, 2018 Monday
My hope to have a probinsya-type-kind-of-lunch in Guimaras didn’t happen because it was so hot in Guimaras. I didn’t want to stay longer than the one hour I initially estimated. I went beyond by half hour because the tricycle ride was a little slow. I also visited a chapel and went shopping for about 15 minutes. I also stopped to buy cold soft drinks for the tricycle driver and my alalay for the day, Fernando. All that took extra time.
I was back at the Ortiz Wharf in Iloilo City by 3 pm, with no lunch yet.
I asked the taxi driver to bring me to a seafood restaurant with air condition. He recommended Tatoy’s. They have a branch in the city so we didn’t have to drive all the way to their original location near the Villa beach.
I just wanted to eat a few oysters and a crab.
The crab was priced per piece based on the size. I specifically requested for a big one but they served me this gym-freaking crab from Slimmers World.
I only wanted to eat a few oysters, like maybe 6 pieces max but one plate have so many, parang mga 20 pieces. Hindi daw pwede half order lang. Huwag na lang kasi hindi ko mauubos.
I changed my mind after a few minutes. I ordered one whole plate of steamed fresh talaba. Ang mura lang pala, P90 for one whole plate.
I mixed toyo with kalamansi plus two drops of sinamak vinegar, namit gid!
I ordered one more crab kasi wala na akong ulam. And just like my first order I requested for a big one. They gave me an even slimmter one.
