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Saturday, July 29, 2006

Salted Fish Pickles by Kathleen Rodrigues

The only food worth mentioning and in my opinion, special, that you can find at the Famous Street Food Fest is the Eurasian Specialty Food by Rozells!

One major legacy of the Portuguese, the first of the European colonial settlement in Malacca, was the emergence of a unique community. A century and a half of intermarriages between Portuguese settlers and local women, led to the a mixed race of European Asian, Eurasians. This community of Portuguese Eurasians adopted the religion, language, custom and culture of the Portuguese and also it's cuisine, hence Eurasian Food.

They have traditional Eurasian dishes like sugee cake, tarts, sambal tumis sandwich, cream horns, pineapple pie and salted fish pickles.

First time, i heard of salted fish pickles and has not hesitate to buy and try it.

Salted fish similar to Bacalao or Salt Cod - is pickled in a blend of garlic, ginger, vinegar, spices and tamarind. It's usually served as an appetizing chutney or accompaniment to a meal.

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