Banana Fish Novels & Stories

The woman with short hair was dreamy. Marra smiled faintly as she put some medium-sized octopus tentacles into a black plastic bag. "Pinangat, are you from Bicol?" The sad-faced woman looked at Marra and nodded. "You know. Then I'll cook adobong pugita instead." "That was very good, Auntie. Next time I'll leave out the catfish, tuna, and sardines so you can make pinangat. I promise." Marra gave the woman the black plastic.

NOTES: (1) Santan - It is a common flowering shrub native to Southern India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. (2) Fiesta - A large feast, festival, or very extravagant party. A fiesta celebrates a saint's day or other religious occasion. (3) Tuba - Is a Filipino alcoholic beverage created from the sap of various species of palm trees.

Just what she needed. "And then I told Karen that calamari was squid, but she kept fighting me over it." Kent laughed loudly as Bethany's mom swatted him. Bethany stopped by the entrance to the dining room and leaned against the frame, not wanting to disturb the story. "I thought they were just little fish rings." She shrugged. "They make fish sticks. I thought the fried rings Kent likes to order were fish." Kent laughed loudly again as Matt's smile widened. "So we get the platter, and the Jamaicans don't use the tentacles for the dish, but baby-"

Ethan has found the glass floor panel and is lying on his stomach, face pressed against it, watching the fish. "Mama," he breathes. "Mama, there's a school of sergeant majors. And I think—yes—that's definitely a parrotfish. You can tell by the beak-like jaw structure and the—OH! There's a triggerfish! Did you know they can rotate their eyes independently?" "I did not know that." "Well, now you do. You're welcome." Madison is standing at the railing, looking out at the ocean. She hasn't said anything since we arrived. Just standing there, Eleanor clutched in one arm, her other hand gripping the wood like she's afraid it might disappear.

The men kept moving the ship closer to this ship because it was the only way we could know what they were running away from. “They’re called water pipes. It’s a rare species of fish that eats wood and also eats flesh. Their skin has sores filled with silver; hence, they’re dangerous to our kind…” Captain Phillips told us about the fish, but Kieran was keen on knowing the solution more than the problem itself. “So what do we do?”

We eat using our hands, not even a disposable spoon is provided, but it feels good to eat this way, the fish tastes delicious even more. "You know what, I read an article saying that this fish would taste even better with soy sauce, calamansi, and onions." "Really?" He nods, "Mmm, you mix the three and make it as the sauce. That's how they eat this in the Philippines, and to add more taste, they put sliced onions and tomato inside the fish before they cover it with the foil and grill or cook on a fire. Filipinos call it 'Inihaw na Tilapia'. "Sounds delicious," I mused.

How dare him! "Fierra, where do you wanna go?" From being stern, his voice became soft. I almost rolled my eyes when I heard it. Batanes is not for kids! These are all about beaches, hiking, and lighthouses! Did Mom think that Batanes is the Disney land of the Philippines? I heard Fierra's cheerful voice behind us. "I want to eat first! I want to drink milk and eat some biscuits...or, hmm...donuts?"

No, if this world would let their male lead experience such things. Eating street foods, how hard can it be? Except for the stomach ache part which I hope won't happen. " Yes, I can. My gut is strong enough, " Sebastian smiled and chose the stick with ' Kikiam ' made out of flour and ground fish meat and gave it to the seller to re-cook. [ Side Note: Kikiam is street food from the Philippines, along with Kwek-kwek, Fishball, Banana Cue, Isaw, Barbecue, Cheese Sticks, Squid balls, and many more! ]

"I'm not angry. You see, because its firewood… you can't control the fire. Just cut off this part, turn it, then grill the raw part." "N…" "By the way, Restia— this fish is called a spotted trunkfish, but ten times larger than the normal ones." "Hmm…? Why are you telling me this…?" "Sis, its skin is poisonous— and you didn't peel off the skin." "Eek…!? I… I ate it…!" "Hehehe, I'm just messing with you— the larger it is, the less toxic it is. But tell me if you have muscle pain or black urine, okay…?"

” He added enjoying that chocolate wafer. “Hey, Alfi. Little help?” Cocong cut their conversation. “Yeah, we are hungry!” Aoi added. Alfi approaches them and suddenly shoves yellow Ambon banana (the length is about 15 - 20 cm) to their mouths. They are chewing the banana slowly. “Don’t mention it,” Alfi said enjoying his fried banana.