Comments on: My Favorite Shellfish

By: Andaliman

Andaliman — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 02:28:00 +0000

Hi,
I know “Kepah” from North Sumatran recipe. I wonder is it the same with mussel?

By: Rasa Malaysia

Rasa Malaysia — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 06:18:00 +0000

Hey Keropak Man,

Yeah, I had the same shots and can get all shellfish I want.

What is bloody cockle salad thai style. I have never tried that; sounds interesting. ;)

By: Keropok Man

Keropok Man — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 06:14:00 +0000

"see ham" / cockles are my favourites!

i can safely eat them after taking Hep B shots, yes those 3 shots thingy. what to do, for the sake of eating cockles, have to do it.

i love cockles with laksa and char kuey teow. bloody cockle salad thai style is super yummy too!!!

By: Rasa Malaysia

Rasa Malaysia — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 04:30:00 +0000

Tonixe – thanks for all the 411…will head over to Mei Yean’s site after I finish tying this.

Hey Robyn – thanks for the information. Will look into the seafood guides.

Elena – yes, yes, siput dark soy sauce, shallots and sugar!

By: Elena

Elena — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 14:35:00 +0000

Awww your post reminded me of my childhood, when my grandmum was still alive. We used to korek siput and when we got home, my grandmum would wash them and fry them with soya sauce, shallots and sugar :) soooo yummy when eaten with warm rice! (preferably the starchy kind)

By: Robyn

Robyn — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:56:00 +0000

If you don’t already have them, Alan Davidson’s SE Asia and Mediterranean seafood guides are excellent resources (good recipes too)!

By: toniXe

toniXe — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 09:12:00 +0000

In KL, normal wet markets stock mostly lalas & seehums I think( bcoz I never go to wet markets hehehe ! altho I understand certain restaurants,esp seafood ones might have more varieties ).

In JB theres one particular place selling 'kong kongs' a sort of thick shell lalas just tasting like mr spikey, & also using toothpicks !

Check DA WHEELS ( meiyen) site for v famous lalachong in Subang

Then theres one funny Chinaman rest. in Selayang selling very very drunken lalas, & hairy crabs.

d spikey is not available in KL as far as I know...I only tried them in Bkt Tambun with toothpicks.

By: Rasa Malaysia

Rasa Malaysia — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 04:00:00 +0000

Mr. T,

Welcome to Rasa Malaysia! Yes, my RSS feeds (both RSS and Atom) should be working, but somehow, only a few posts show up?!

Since I upgraded to Blogger Beta, a couple of things stopped working properly. But you can try it out and let me know.

Do come back often. :)

By: Mr. T

Mr. T — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 18:39:00 +0000

Great post!

An unrelated technical question – is your RSS feed working?

By: Rasa Malaysia

Rasa Malaysia — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 18:15:00 +0000

Teckiee,

Yes, cockles are the best with Lok-Lok, I always eat extra skewers of them. And with Char Kueh Teow and Penang Curry Mee, I always ask the hawker to add more of those.

Flower - yes, my mother and my aunt also cook Balitong as masak lemak, with sweet potatoes, some leaves called Manis Cai (in Hokkien), and balitong. Sooooo good!

Audrey Cooks - What are hairy cockles? You will have to take pictures for me. ;)

I look forward to seeing your Balitong dish!

Lucia - yeah, when it comes to shellfish, I eat them all. They all taste so good especially when stir-fried with chili! Yum.