Kinilaw

Kinilaw or filipino style fresh fish salad is a famous dish in Philippines. The fish you should use is a very fresh one. Choosing fresh fish can be very tricky, you have to be very skiptical. I grew up in one of the province in Philippines that is near the sea area, so I know how to look if the fish is fresh or not.

Fresh fish should be:

*The gills are very red (old fishes' gills looks like faded red)

*The eyes of the fish should be very clear (if the eyes has discoloration, that means that's not that freash anymore)

*The meat of the fish should be looking clean and metallic. If you are allowed to press the fish, then press it, if your pressing appears then don't buy it.

So how to make this KINILAW, here it is:

a pound of fresh fish (cut it in cubes) (preferably Tuna)

a thumbsize ginger (sliced)

1 meduim size red onions (sliced)

fresh red chilis (depending on your level of spiciness)

1 cup of vinegar

cucumber (sliced thinly)

2 teaspoons salt

Procedure:

Get a bowl, put the fish, put the half of the vinegar and about a teaspoon of salt and mix it. Get an another clean bowl. Get a handful of fish and squeeze it gently. Not too hard. Put the squeezed fish into the new bowl. Put the rest of the ingredients into the bowl. Mix well and enjoy!