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Posted on November 10, 2007 @ 6:30 pm by massimo | Filed under: animals, blog, food, philippines, ukiyo-e, wordpress

grouper lapulapu aynaku illustration travel

Red groupers typically have a stout body and a large mouth. They are not built for long-distance fast swimming. They can be quite large, usually largest fish of the grouper family, and their body, soft dorsal and anal fins, are covered with scales and thick skin.
Lapu Lapu is the Pilipino name for red grouper. In the archipelago they are important food fish.
As most other fish species which are sold in the market (talipapa) groupers are generally sold very fresh and, sometimes almost alive…The flesh is snowy white and can be cooked either as filets cut thin or as steaks cut thick.

Illustration Friday’s topic is: scales

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Miam miam lapu lapu!

François Boussuge wrote on November 11, 2007 - 12:45 am CET

Interesting fish! This is the 2nd time this week I have heard about a fish that reverses from female to male! Pretty amazing! Really like the layout and tone to your picture and the recipe sounds delish!

valgalart wrote on November 11, 2007 - 7:04 am CET

really outstanding! ohh i miss steam lapu lapu. i miss all the kinds of fish we eat in the Phils. Have you tried that small fishes called ayungin and the broiled milkfish with tomatoes and onions inside? ohhh you make me want to go home…..

isay wrote on November 11, 2007 - 9:15 am CET

mmm, i wonder what’s the fish called here… it looks like ‘kakap’, a very yummy fish! *slurp*

enigma wrote on November 11, 2007 - 2:05 pm CET

Mmmmmmm, sushi!

Willie Baronet wrote on November 11, 2007 - 5:19 pm CET

Mmmmm…I’ll have more wine please! And even though I haven’t tried Grouper, Tilapia is one of my favorite fishes. Yum!! Very nice illo btw.

studio lolo wrote on November 12, 2007 - 3:52 am CET

Very impressive! Love, love, love your fish!

Digital Scott wrote on November 13, 2007 - 1:14 am CET

oohh! lapu lapu is one of my fave fish!! second to catfish that is.. but lapu lapu is really also great in sweet and sour sauce.. mmm.. the soft tender meat jives great with the color and taste of the sauce too..

its nice to see a post about our great Filipino dishes..

velvet wrote on November 14, 2007 - 6:45 am CET

Hey you, I saw your comment over at twisted thoughts (velvet) and you didn’t know that was me??? ;-)

Willie Baronet wrote on November 15, 2007 - 6:51 am CET

I love your red grouper painting. Thanks for you kind comments over the months that Mrs. T was writing about Shrew Khan.

In a month I’ll be leaving for Rarotonga. I’ll be snorkeling there. I wonder if I would see a red grouper. Probably not, because I doubt I would see one in shallow water, right?

Bron Smith wrote on November 15, 2007 - 5:23 pm CET

Nice illo massimo!

Bron, yes you might see them there too. but they probably be not so big, more elongated, and the spots not so noticeable. There are also other goupers, same fish/shape but with blackish,or beige spots.

Yes, its good fish to eat, any which way you do it.

eto wrote on November 22, 2007 - 4:04 pm CET

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