Belacan is a Malay shrimp paste, prepared by steaming small shrimp (krill) which are mashed into a paste and allowed to ferment for several months. They are then fried and pressed into cakes.

Categories: Condiment Fish sauce Malaysian condiments Paste Sauce Shrimp dish Shrimp paste Umami enhancer
Characteristic of: Burmese cuisine Cambodian cuisine Filipino cuisine Indonesian cuisine Malay cuisine Malaysian cuisine Thai cuisine
Contains, including ancestors: Seafood Shrimp
Also known as:
English: belacan sauce
Wikidata ID: Q1127705
References:
Wikipedia article: Shrimp paste
Larousse Gastronomique; Montagné, Prosper, 1961
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