BELACAN / SHRIMP PASTE

Belacan, a indonesia variety of shrimp paste, is prepared from fresh tiny shrimp of a species known as bagan siapi-api in indonesia. These are mashed into a paste and buried for several months. The fermented shrimp are then dug up, fried and hard-pressed into cakes. Belacan is used as an ingredient in many dishes, or eaten on its own with rice. A common preparation is sambal belacan, made by mixing belacan with chilli peppers, minced garlic, shallot paste and sugar. The name belacan is possibly derived from Portuguese 'balcao' (also spelled 'balichao'). -Weight: 70 gram USD 1.00 Shipping Fees: The price stated is not inclusive of delivery cost. The total delivery cost will be calculated separately.