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<figure class="wp-block-image alignnone"><img alt="Bongao Tawi-tawi breakfast delicacies" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3441/3239170220_1d853ef84e_o.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Bongao Tawi-tawi breakfast delicacies</figcaption></figure> Without question, Bongao in Tawi Tawi is pretty remote. It’s not just the physical distance per se that gives one that feeling but also the absence of the usual, ubiquitous fastfood outlets that line up Zamboanga City for example. Not that we miss the Jollibees, Mcdos and Chowkings. Out here in Bongao, it would be interesting to find out what the locals eat. One breakfast time, we decided to take a walk and see where our feet (and noses) will take us. We eventually ended up at Al-Madina-1, one of the coffeeshops that line the main street of Datu Halun.

<figure class="wp-block-image alignnone"><img alt="Chicken and Beef Satti at Jimmys" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3464/3238338009_0df0be0565_o.jpg"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Chicken and Beef Satti at Jimmy's</figcaption></figure> Pardon our take on Dickens’ “Tale of Two Cities” for the title but we beg to ask, a satti is a satti is a satti, right? A visit to Zamboanga City and Bongao, Tawi Tawi became a journey of discovery with regards to the answer to this query. But first things first – what is a satti? A popular breakfast fare in the south, satti is grilled beef or chicken on a stick served with tamuh (rice) in a spicy curry sauce. The description reads like a simple dish to prepare so you might be inclined to say how different can sattis be? We had the opportunity to sample the satti at Jimmy’s, the pride of Zamboanga and Sulu, and at the Bongao Coffee Shop to look for answers.