Halabos
Main dish | |
Place of origin | Philippines |
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Serving temperature | Hot |
Halabós is a
Etymology
Halabós (also spelled halbus, hablos, or halbos) is a verb meaning "to scald in saltwater" in the Tagalog language.[1][2]
Description
Halabós is one of the easiest and most common way of preparing crustacean dishes in the Philippines. Traditionally, it only requires boiling whole unshelled shrimp, crab, or other crustaceans in water and a little salt for one to three minutes until they turn reddish-pink. Nothing else is added, and the ingredients are allowed to stew in their own juices. However, modern versions generally use
Halabós dishes are usually prefixed by "halabós na". Examples of halabós dishes include halabós na hipon or halabos na sugpo (shrimp or prawns), halabós na alimango (mud crab), halabós na alimasag (blue swimmer crab), and halabos na ulang (lobster or giant river prawns).[1][6][7][8] A specialty in Zamboanga is halabos na curacha which is made from curacha (the spanner crab, Ranina ranina).[9]
See also
- Camaron rebosado
- Curacha
- Curacha Alavar
- Ginataang hipon
- List of seafood dishes
- List of shrimp dishes
- Pininyahang hipon
- Okoy
References
- ^ a b "Halabos". Tagalog Lang. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ "halabos". Tagalog Dictionary.
- ^ Agbanlog, Liza. "Halabos na Hipon". Salu salo Recipes. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ "Halabos Na Hipon: Basic Cooked Shrimp Recipe". filipino-food-recipes.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ "Halabos na hipon". Kawaling Pinoy. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ "Halabos na Alimasag Recipe". Panlasang Pinoy. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ "Pinoy Halabos na Alimango (Steamed Dungeness Crab)". Magluto.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ "Halabos na Alimasag". Lutong Cavite. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ "Halabos na Curacha". Panlasang Pinoy Meaty Recipes. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
External links
- Media related to Halabos at Wikimedia Commons