Taba ng Talangka
Taba ng Talangka on Steamed Rice with Eggs by Angie Pastor. For orders in Manila, 09369815475.
That orange paste is literally called “fat of tiny crabs” although it is the fatty ROE of the crabs.
In Philippine cuisine, talangka is a tiny crab whose orange-red “fat” is squeezed out and salted.
To fill one small jar with “fat” requires the meticulous shelling and picking of hundreds of the tiny crabs.
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