What is Belacan?!!
From Wikipedia ...
Shrimp paste or shrimp sauce, is a common ingredient used in Southeast Asian and Southern Chinese cuisine. It is known as terasi (also spelled trassi, terasie) in Indonesian, kapi in Thai, belacan (also spelled belachan, blachang, balachong) in Malay, and bagoong alamang/aramang in Filipino.
It is made from fermented ground shrimp. To many Westerners unfamiliar with this condiment, the smell can be extremely repulsive (compare with asafoetida); however, it is an essential ingredient in many curries and sauces. Shrimp paste can be found in most meals in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines often as an ingredient in dipping sauce for fish or vegetables.
I love to cook but never got much chance to do so cos my mum is rather protective of her kicthen. I'm getting my own house soon and am very excited about the whole thing!! Kitchen and all...
My husband and I are in midst of planning, budgeting and dreaming of the look of our new home..
Typically, I flipped thru IKEA www.ikea.com.sg for ideas first
www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com gave me some insights on designs... but nothing that I can afford... shessh
endless magazines borrowed from the National Library... it's cheaper this way, especially those foreign magazines that can cost as much as 3 plates of chicken rice .....
It's gonna be a simple kitchen with a seperate area that I will turn into a laundry area....
Saturday, June 10, 2006
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