DON'T BE JEALOUS...

 We may not be able to often afford the cost of Beef. Pork is not something we eat often either since we live on a predominantly Muslim island. Mostly we eat eggs, Tofu, Tempeh (fermented soy bean cake), Dried Beans, and Chicken. However, once a month for about the same cost as chicken ($2.50 USD per 2.2 lbs) we buy 1 fish, 1 VERY LARGE FISH. I'm not exactly sure what kind, I think it may be a type of Sea Bass. Sometimes we get Black Fin Tuna. Don't worry...we don't eat it in 1 sitting. I filet it out and pack it away so it lasts for the whole month.

The fish above is 11 kilos. that's 24.2 lbs. I fought with that one for almost 4 hours trying to filet it. (By the way, yes we use the bones and head for Fish Head Soup.) We still have a few pkgs of this fish in our freezer. The fish on the left is 8 kilos, 17.6 lbs. I only fought 2 hours with this one this morning. We are filling our freezer and cupboards with food now in preparation of the upcoming fasting month. We buy early to avoid the double increase in the prices for food during Ramadan. That is my idea of being a shrewd woman...and you thought shrewd was a bad word. hehehe