Sunday, April 21, 2013

Food Trip 118 - Tahong (Mussel) Crackers

We were walking along the downtown in Tacloban City, Leyte when I took noticed of the tahong crackers display among the wide array of food pasalubong.  I got curious about its taste and so I bought a small pack just to taste it.

The province of Samar is noted for its abundant produce of tahong.  Since there’s not that much demand for tahong in the province and the neighboring provinces, some local entrepreneurs ventured into tahong crackers manufacturing.

The ingredients of tahong crackers are tahong meat, flour, salt, sugar, chili, cooking oil, and black pepper.  Its texture is somewhat smooth but there are evident small bubbles on the surface.  The thickness is acceptable and its crunchiness can be equaled with commercially known crackers.  There is no particular size or shape of the cracker.  Unlike the commercially available crackers that have their own distinct taste, this one is a bit conservative.  Actually, if not for its label, one will not be able to figure out that it is made of tahong.

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