Lombok Shrimp Paste

Lombok Island is just beside Bali, shrimp paste from Lombok Island pick the flavor is more savory and sweet. This often smells offensive to Westerners at first, it is always cooked before eating, generally toasted over a fire before being combined with other ingredients. The best way to treat it is to spread the required amount on a piece of foil and to toast it under a grill for a minute or so on each side. Widely known overseas by its Indonesian name, terasi, or the Malay term, belacan, shrimp paste ranges in color from purplish pink to brownish black.