Exotic Palawan: Crocodile Sisig

One of the exciting things to do when travelling around the Philippines is discovering the richness of the Filipino cuisines. Though the food in Palawan is the same as almost any other Filipino cuisines, Palawenos are proud that the seafood that they offer is always fresh. Palawan is also proud of its exotic dishes of Crocodile Sisig and tamilok. In this trip we opted to try the Crocodile Sisig.

sizzling crocodile sisig with calamansi

Most of the pork sisig that I have tasted in the restaurants in Manila are crunchy and have that chicharon. The crocodile sisig on the other hand, is not crunchy and don’t have those chicharon, nor is it made from ears, head or snout.

To try this exotic dish, we went to Tiki Resto Bar in Puerto Princesa. When asked by the waiters what we like, we immediately said Crocodile Sisig. It took a while before our order was served, good thing Tiki Resto Bar had a live band performance every night, and so you would not get bored waiting for the food.

Like any other sisig, the crocodile sisig is also served on a sizzling plate with calamansi on the side. After mixing the calamansi and soy sauce we instantly tasted this exotic dish. Unlike my expectation of the meat of having some weird taste or smell, the crocodile sisig is actually tender. It has no fishy taste or smell. And it also looks like any ordinary sisig, that you cannot tell that it is crocodile meat. Paired with beer, the Crocodile Sisig makes up a perfect pulutan.

what's on the menu

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Aside from Tiki Resto Bar, Kinabuch is another popular restaurant that offers crocodile sisig. You can also visit the Palawan Wildlife Resource and Conservation Center wherein they also have small stores that offers Crocodile Sisig.

Crocodile Sisig and Pork Sinigang