Food Guide - Danggit and Dillis

Food Guide

Delicious crispy, fried dillis - todays lunch!

Not the only thing to power up a pizza or hors d'oeuvres meal - anchovy and danggit can be used in a variety of ways in the Philippines. Dilis (anchovys) dipped in some sweet and sour type sauce was what I had for lunch today. Both Dillis and danggit (a small type of dried fish) is quite popular throughout the Philippines. Most dried fish sold in the market is quite salty and you have to eat it with a dish that helps to neutralize its saltiness, say with something like congee for example. Danggit on the other hand isn't all that salty, and when fried, its quite nice and crispy. Its also a good compliment with beer, and goes well with a coke.