‘Hindi ako nahihiya’: Nadine Samonte ventures into selling dried fish online
Nadine Samonte (Image: Instagram/@nadinesamonte)
Nadine Samonte has taken to selling dried fish online as she adjusts to the COVID-19 pandemic, noting that it is nothing to be ashamed of and that she loves the food herself.
Samonte shared with fans her new business via Instagram on Sept. 10, proudly accepting the title her husband gave her, which is the “D&D Queen of The South,” with D&D meaning “danggit and dilis.”
“Yes we sell dried fishes na din. You know why? Nung nakatikim ako nito super sarap y? Actually matagal [na ‘ko] bumibili nyan and lagi kami [meron] dito sa house kasi [favorite] din ni [Heather] ang danggit and dilis,” she said.
(Yes, we also sell dried fish now. You know why? Because when I tasted this, it was super delectable. Actually, I have been buying dried fish for a long time now and we always have it in our house because danggit and dilis are Heather’s favorites.)
The actress said that she gets the dried fish fresh from Masbate, noting that they are all unsalted. Samonte sells danggit, sweet pusit, palad flakes, big dilis boneless and small dilis, among others.
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“Hindi ako nahihiya na magbenta ng ganito kasi sa panahon ngyn kelngn natin maging madiskarte and hindi nakakahiya kasi masarap [talaga],” she emphasized.
(I am not ashamed to sell them because during these times, we need to be resourceful and not be ashamed, because these are really delicious.)
Following the positive feedback and support she got from the public, Samonte has since created an Instagram account for her dried fish business, which she aptly named “D&D Queen of The South” and shared the news yesterday, Sept. 11.
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Samonte, who was a StarStruck Avenger on the Kapuso show’s first season, is one of several celebrities who have ventured into online selling. For one, veteran rapper Gloc-9 last July likewise noted that there is nothing to be ashamed of as online selling is honest work after he got told that it did not suit him. /ra
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