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A yummier life with budu
01 Oct 2014 — Budu is a fish sauce and one of the best known fermented seafood products in Kelantan, Terengganu and southern Thailand. It is traditionally made by mixing anchovy and salt, and fermented for between 140 and 200 days. It is used as a flavouring and is normally eaten with fish, rice and raw vegetables.
A man stirring budu in a vat before closing the lid in Kelantan. Every container is full of anchovy mixed with salt and left to ferment for six month before delivery to factories to be bottled. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 1, 2014.
Worker in a budu factory in Kelantan with the state's signature product. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 1, 2014.
Workers arranging fish used to make budu at a jetty near Pengkalan Kubor, Kelantan. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 1, 2014.
Picking fish on the jetty in Pengkalan Kubor, Kelantan. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 1, 2014.
Workers preparing the fresh fish used for budu at a jetty in Pengkalan Kubor, Kelantan. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 1, 2014.
Workers selecting the best anchovies to make budu a jetty in Pengkalan Kubor, Kelantan. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 1, 2014.
Workers preparing fish for transport to a factory making budu in Pengkalan Kubor, Kelantan. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 1, 2014.
Salt is added to the anchovies as a part of the process to make budu. The Malaysian Insider pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 1, 2014.
The two types of anchovy used in budu. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 1, 2014.
A man walking near the fermentation containers. Every container is filled with anchovy mixed with salt left to ferment for six months before being delivered to small factories to make budu. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 1, 2014.
A man filling a container for delivery to factories around Kelantan. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 1, 2014.
A woman preparing raw budu in a factory in Ketereh, Kelantan. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 1, 2014.
A worker filling up bottles with budu in a factory in Ketereh, Kelantan. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 1, 2014.
Workers preparing budu in a factory in Ketereh, Kelantan. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 1, 2014.
Workers preparing budu in a factory in Ketereh, Kelantan. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 1, 2014.
Bottles of buda in a factory in Kelantan. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 1, 2014.
Bottles of budu sold in a Kelantan shop. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 1, 2014.
Bottles of budu being transported on a boat at the Malaysian-Thai border in Kelantan. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Afif Abd Halim, October 1, 2014.
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