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Sun drying shrimp.
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Previously:
Cast iron shrimp pan - photo
Man struck by mantis shrimp - GIF
Shrimp peeling machine - video
What are sun dried shrimp used for?
Back in the early ‘70 I was driving along a sealed road in the north of Penang, Malaysia. I came to a road like this completely covered in shrimp drying in the sun. There was no room to turn around, and while I was thinking what to do a bystander waved me on, just drive through them. There was about half a mile of road covered with shrimp, at the end of the shrimp there were a few houses and the road also ended. I then had to turn around and drive back over all the shrimp again. I felt like I was damaging their product, but perhaps they wanted them flattened. They didn’t seem upset about me doing it.
Making Belacan.Quote:
Originally Posted by nova_robotics
That's dried shrimp paste, ground up and compressed into blocks. Looks a bit like blocks of beef stock, smells awful, and is used in much the same way as beef stock. Adds flavour to soups and stews. Common throughout Malaysia and Indonesia, other nearby countries too.
I was hoping the floor shrimp wouldn't be for human consumption. But I guess I was wrong about that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moby Duck
Cats, dogs, bare feet, cars, and lots of flies but everyone survives.Quote:
Originally Posted by nova_robotics
sometimes you are better off not knowing how food is processed. If you ever tour any American cannery, you will think long and hard before ever opening another can of green beans, beef stew, or any other canned good for that matter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moby Duck