daing

Definitions

Dried fish, usually split open (though they may be left whole), gutted, salted liberally, and then sun- and air-dried.

Philippines, uncountable

Examples

“[…] (including drugstores, even if one could pay⟳; food could be had only through the generosity of kindly neighbors, if one was caught flatfooted without a single can of sardines or a handful of daing).”

“Trout is done daing-style, marinated in garlic and vinegar, dried and fried, accompanied by garlic fried rice and sweet cherry tomatoes.”

“Cusinera serves stupendous silog (traditional Filipino breakfast, $5.61) — eggs with garlic rice and a protein of your choice, such as daing (crispy dried fish⟳), longaniza (juicy, garlicky pork sausage) and tapa (cured beef steak).”

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