Easy Pritong Tawilis (Fried Sardinella) Recipe

Here is an easy pritong tawilis (fried sardinella) recipe that you could easily replicate at home.

Pritong tawilis is a perfect side-dish with other foods although you can also consider it as a main dish. It may be eaten also as a pulutan (finger food when having drinks with friends).

Whenever me and the family head over to Tagaytay City to eat our favorite bulalo, we always order a side dish of pritong tawilis.

What is Tawilis?

Sardinella tawilis (the freshwater sardinella, freshwater herring, or bombon sardine), is a freshwater sardine found exclusively in the Philippines. It is the only member of the genus Sardinella known to exist entirely in fresh water. Locally, they are known in Filipino as tawilis. S. tawilis is listed in the Ark of Taste international catalogue of endangered heritage foods of the Philippines by the Slow Food movement. In January 2019, the International Union for Conservation of Nature declared S. tawilis an endangered species.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sardinella_tawilis

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Recipe for Easy Pritong Tawilis:

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