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Taboan Dried Fish Market
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Taboan Dried Fish Market
Cebu's go-to pasalubong stop for dried fish, with rows of sun-dried danggit, pusit and small salted fish beside Carbon Market.
Taboan is Cebu City's dried fish market and the place locals send visitors for pasalubong (gifts to take home). Stalls stack sun-dried rabbitfish (danggit), dried squid (pusit) and tiny salted fish (buwad na pirit) that Cebuanos use in soups and as a breakfast side with vinegar and rice.
It sits in the Carbon Market district in downtown Cebu City. Go in the morning, roughly 5 to 9 AM, for the best selection. Many vendors will vacuum-seal your order for the trip home. The smell is strong and can cling to clothes, so wear something you don't mind. Stalls are mostly cash-only, so bring small bills.
Combine it with a walk through Carbon Market for fresh seafood, tropical fruit and vegetables.
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