Freshness and chill are key to enhancing the deliciousness of seafood, in particular, locally sourced seafood, which you can find at Villa Market. We offer high-quality seafood that maintains their freshness from the source to your kitchen!
As different types of seafood offer unique textures suited to different cooking methods, here is a guide to what you can do with the different types of fresh seafood:
Sea Bass: A fish with tender and delicate texture, making sea bass versatile for various dishes including hot pots, steaming, poaching, and frying.
Sand Whiting: Commonly found along sandy shores, this small, delicately-textured fish is particularly popular for garlic-fried dishes.
Grouper: A white-fleshed fish that offers a natural sweetness that makes it delicious with minimal seasoning. It is particularly enjoyed in rice porridge, poached, or steamed in soy sauce which allows its natural flavor to shine through.
Tilapia or Nile Tilapia: With its firm and meaty texture, tilapia can be prepared in almost any way—boiled, steamed, stir-fried, or fried—offering an endless array of delicious meals.
Pomfret: A popular choice for cooking due to its tasty flesh and soft bones, pomfret is often fried until crisp which makes it easy and enjoyable to eat.
Mackerel: A classic sea fish with a naturally salty flavor that becomes even more delicious when fried, releasing a mouthwatering aroma that has long made it a kitchen staple.
Carabineros: This fresh shrimp is versatile enough to be used in almost any Spanish dish, in pasta, or even in Korean soy sauce-marinated shrimp.
Banana Shrimp: A popular choice for various dishes, including salt-baked shrimp, salt and pepper shrimp, and shrimp omelet.
Pacific Shrimp: Another popular type of shrimp that is widely used for a variety of dishes such as drunken noodles (Pad Kee Mao), baked shrimp with glass noodles (Goong Ob Woon Sen), shrimp fri
White Prawn: Medium-sized shrimps that are perfect for a variety of dishes, including stir-fried shrimp with lemongrass, spicy lemongrass shrimp salad, garlic-fried shrimp, and stir-fried noodles with water mimosa.
Fresh squid is another versatile seafood that can be enjoyed almost in its entirety and in various ways, whether grilled, stir-fried, boiled, or even enjoyed raw as a sashimi with wasabi. Popular Japanese dishes featuring squid include soy sauce-grilled squid and squid stewed with daikon radish, both of which are enjoyed by many in Japan.
In addition to fresh sea fish, shrimp, and squid, fresh oysters are another must-eat seafood delicacy. Oysters can be enjoyed raw, paired with seafood sauce or a variety of flavored sauces. Furthermore, oysters can also be smoked, steamed, or lightly grilled to enhance its texture and flavor, or alternatively transformed into new dishes such as baked oysters with cheese, oyster omelet, or even in stir fries and spicy salads.
