BAKASI: Have you tasted it?

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Bakasi are small,6-8 inch saltwater eels that are plentiful in the town of cordova cebu, on the southern part of mactan island where there are really flat and kilometers wide coral reefs under very shallow water..and the taste?pretty good actually..the white meat of the eels are delicate,like a fine fish,..but the bones or spine was a bit of a pain..one has to stick the body of the eel in your mouth and use your clenched teeth to 'scrape' off the meat..i understand why it is considered a delicacy.and since it is plentiful in cordova, i can see it is a great economical source of protein..this is definitely something you would eat again...