Kinilaw: The best of both the land and the sea | via FnBReport
On a bamboo raft under the hot Ilocos sun, I was brought a few meters from shore to a ridge where the sea color changes into a deeper blue. You could make out a few black patches on the sea floor, several feet down. It was my first time visiting my househelp’s hometown in Ilocos Sur and with her house just a minute’s walk from shore, I was ensured a reliable supply of fresh seafood.
The way the fish is sliced, for example, is paramount. The thickness of the slice affects the time it takes to cure, as well as the strength in the acidity of the vinegar, and the time the raw fish is cooked in that “liquid heat.” . Kinilaw expresses our passion for the ephemeral, our artistic impulse to honor passing moments.” That perfectly encapsulates and describes what I experienced on that raft.
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