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Fish and seafood from Indonesia

Bekasambekasam

sour fish; protein 4.8%, fat 14%. Made in 3 steps over 4 days – 42 days. The longest step, ferment, takes 4–42 days (IPB University news). Salt is 5.7–20 % (Narzary et al. 2021).

Key numbers
Main step4–42 daysReported[ipb][jef2024]Ferment
Salt5.7–20 %Reported[s1][jef2024]Salt fish
DocumentedFish and seafood4 days – 42 daysMore fish and seafoodMore from Indonesia

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
common carp or other freshwater fish
salt
cooked, roasted or fermented rice, or tape (fermented cassava)
Starter: spontaneous

Total time across the recorded steps: 4 days – 42 days

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Close-up: salt moving into a fishSalt 5.7–20 %

What changes: Salt draws water out of the fish

Step 1 of 3
Salt fish
Time
Not documented
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
5.7–20 %
Reported
Acidity
Not documented
Flavour
Not documented
Texture
Not documented
Colour
Not documented

Microbes at work in this step

Not documented for this step.

Method

Measured measured in a studySet fixed by a specification or tested recipeReported one source reports itTypical a general value, not sourced for this fermentUnconfirmed not yet checked against a source