So as an exchange student in Singapore, I was overjoyed to discover chile belachan, a bright-orange shrimp paste-based Southeast Asian condiment that I quickly anointed it as my platonic ideal of ...
It also has its own unique fish sauce – balichao – which is related to belachan and Thailand's fish sauces. "There are strong links with the dishes of Goa and the Kristang cooking of Malacca ...
Put the rehydrated chillies in a blender with the shallots, garlic, fresh red chillies, lemongrass and toasted belachan. Blend to a fine paste. Set aside. Remove the paste from the blender and mix ...
His intense beef rendang ($22) is rich with roasted coconut, succulent with gravy beef, thick with coriander powder, rounded with belachan (roasted shrimp paste) and brightened with lime and curry ...