Bagoong Alamang

Bagoong Alamang is a traditional Filipino condiment made from small shrimp preserved with salt. It is a well-known ingredient in Filipino cuisine and has a distinctive salty, savory, and intense shrimp flavor.

One of its most famous pairings is Kare-Kare, a Filipino stew with a rich peanut-based sauce. Bagoong Alamang is commonly served on the side, providing a savory and salty contrast to the dish. It can also be used as a seasoning for various vegetable, meat, and rice dishes.

Bagoong Alamang is often sautéed with ingredients such as garlic, onion, and sometimes chilli. Different Filipino preparations range from strongly savory and salty to sweet and spicy. Another popular combination is bagoong served as a dip with green mango (manggang hilaw).

This Bagoong Alamang should be heated before consumption. Because of its strong and salty flavor, start with a small amount and add more according to taste.

Shrimp pasta

Shrimp pastes have been made in Southeast Asia and South China for centuries. There are, in principle, two forms of shrimp paste. An opaque variant that is also called trassi(e) and a transparent, gelatinous variant that is called Petis Udang in Malay and Indonesian and Bagoong in Filipino.

Production process

The production process of the opaque variant consists of raw shrimp being ground (usually first), after which it is mixed with salt (and sometimes sugar). It is then allowed to ferment for some time. During or after the fermentation period, it is dried in the sun. Most Indonesian and Malaysian shrimp pastes are then compressed into cakes and possibly further dried. With the Chinese and Thai shrimp pastes, the dried cakes are first ground before they are sold. In the transparent variant, finely ground shrimp are first mixed with salt, sugar, and flour, after which it is fermented into a paste. This syrupy, transparent variant is of course not dried.

Both variants can best be stored in a well-sealed jar (glass or PET). Traditional shrimp pastes have a long shelf life due to their high salt content. They can be stored very well at room temperature because they were developed in tropical countries where, for modern times, refrigerators were of course not available.

Ingredients:

Shrimp 60%, salt 19.5%, water, sugar, cane sugar vinegar, flavor enhancer E621, preservative E202.

Also known as: Salted Tiny Shrimp, bagoong Alamang
Country of origin: Philippines
Brand: Monika
Code: 022392573023
Content: 340 gr (12 Oz)

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