“Sutukil” is the compressed Cebuano term for sugba, tula and kilaw. Sugba or inihaw means broiling fish or seafood over charcoal. Tula or tinola means to cook same seafood in boiling water with spices and seasonings. Kilaw on the other hand is to prepare fish fresh and let it cook itself in its own mixture of native vinegar, onions, garlic and pepper.
Even though I haven’t been to the Sutukil complex in Cebu,I was glad to find out that there’s a restaurant similarly named in Manila and adopting the same concept. The one in at the Mabuhay Manor Hotel is a poolside affair where you get to choose your fresh seafood in a glass window and have it cooked in front of you by the chef.
We tasted the resto’s grilled items like the liempo, bangus (milkfish), squid and chicken inasal. The marinade bordered on sweet but yummy nonetheless. The tahong soup cooked with dahong sili and bits of sweet corn is a must try. Likewise the steamed crabs and fresh oysters. Diners are encouraged to eat kamayan-style (with the hands),and the rice came wrapped in banana leaves.
But I thought the best thing about our sutukil meal was the dessert which had to come from the hotel’s coffeeshop. The banana chocolate chip cake was to die for and I should once again make the long trip to Pasay if only for this. Yum!
Now I know what sutokil means!
Thanks!
ohhh Informative sukotil:shock:
hi ajay! it also sound slike shoot-to-kill 😛
just passing by to say hello…so Hello
Oh thanks for this entry. Whenever I miss my province (I am from Cebu), I buy food that is only found in Cebu. I pine for Cebu delicacies and sinigba.
oh, reminds me of sinugbang tilapia i had in laguna…palaisdaan…nyam! hey, you might want to join in LP12, i am hosting…btw:wink:
Yes Paul, another meaning for sutukil..which is not the same as shoot to kill order:grin:
Hello Thess…miss ya:wink:
Oh Noemi..i speak Cebuano too, and u know that Cebu is grilla country:smile:
Lemme try to join LP12 Ces..thanks:)
Shoot to kill… hahaha! But the sutokil sounds very healthy… all broiled or grilled or fresh. The banana chocolate cake looks yummeh! 🙂
haaay, this post reminds me of my stay in Cebu – kakamiss!