Belacan Bintulu (Shrimp Paste)

Shrimp paste or shrimp sauce, is a common ingredient used in Southeast Asian and Southern Chinese cuisine. It is known as terasi (also spelled trassi, terasie) in Indonesian, kapi in Thai, belacan (also spelled belachan, blachang, balachong) in Malay, and bagoong in Filipino. It is made from fermented ground shrimp. To Westerners- and even Asians- unfamiliar or unappreciative with shrimp paste the smell can be extremely repulsive; however, it is an essential 

Belachan in Bintulu is the most popular food ingredients in Sarawak. Most Sarawakians, especially Malay, cook their traditional cuisines using Bintulu Belachan. It is made from sun-dried shrimp, mixed with salt solution. It is a main ingredient for Midin Belachan, Mee Hoon Belachan, Laksa Sarawak and Nasi Goreng Belachan.

Belacan Bintulu is known for its ‘excellent dissimilarity’ to shrimp pastes found in other parts of Malaysia, so much so that its value in terms preserving the originality of a traditional food has been incorporated into the catalogue of Sarawak cuisine.

On April 11, 2009, Belacan Bintulu was declared as one of the state’s signature products apart from kek lapis. The true sensation of its unique taste cannot be precisely expressed in words. The test of the pudding is in the eating, so to speak.

Now you can buy belacan bintulu online. Its only cost you RM15.00 for two packet of 200g (1 unit). The price is including packaging and postal (poslaju; within Malaysia). I will send my bank account number once received your order. Once you bank in the money, I will deliver your order by poslaju on the next day.


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