otak-otak
I’m sure you guys know what’s an otak-otak. In case you don’t, here’s something for you to perk up your knowledge:
Otak-otak is a fish cake from Malaysia and Singapore. In Singapore, it is more commonly known as otah or otak. The southern Malaysian town of Muar is particularly famous for it. It can also be found in Indonesia, especially in Sulawesi.
It can be eaten as a snack or with bread or rice as part of a meal.
Composition
Otak-otak is made by mixing fish paste (usually mackerel) with a mixture of spices including chillies, garlic, shallots, turmeric, lemon grass and coconut milk. The mixture is then wrapped in a leaf(usually a banana leaf) that has been softened by steaming, then grilled or steamed.Regional varieties
There are different forms of otak-otak originating from different regions. Nonya otak-otak, with Peranakan origins, from the northern Malaysian state of Penang, is steamed as a cake in pandan leaf. However, otak-otak from the south of Malaysia and from Singapore is wrapped up as a thin slice using banana or coconut leaf and grilled over a charcoal fire (although the Singaporean version is often grilled in pandan leaf). As a result, it ends up reddish-orange, drier and with a more distinct smoky fish aroma. Other varieties of otak-otak do exist, however, the most common of which is a non-spicy, white-coloured version.Although otak-otak is traditionally made with fish meat, modern versions of otah often utilize crab or prawn meat.
There is also a dish called pais ikan which is made of fish paste cooked in banana leaf, and is sometimes called otak-otak.
Source: Wikipedia
Regine made us some otak-otak for supper yesterday. It was ingeniously wrapped with a brand new diaper (instead of leaves) to ensure that the distinct taste was locked in for ultimate enjoyment.
Regine: “Uwahhhhhh! Wahhh! Uwahhh!”
[translation: "I made you guys some otak-otak. Now feed me milk."]
I have a feeling that she’s going to be a great cook when she grow up.
I felt something is amiss when I started to read this post. (WTF, Mike educating us on OTAH? )
My suspicion of u coming up with some usual bullshit, or rather baby’s shit is validated.
Anyway, that pic really looks like otah paste and in a strange way, it does look yummy.
Its lunch time and frankly, I think I will stay in office…
Ben-G
hahaha…gross!
That is utterly disgusting…
One foot away! One foot away! ewwwwwwwwwww….
HAHAHA omg baby poo!!
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it looks like she shat a quite a load. =/
*gross*
what the….?
i really didn’t need that from you and yes, i know what otak-otak is the right way, thankiu. *sheesh*
OMG. damn gross.ewwwwwwwww
Dude..eww. Put it like, after a jump or something. I came here to hear you bitch and kick ass, not to looke at some drunk’s puke. EWWW!
Eh, whoops. SORRY!! I didn’t know Regine is your DAUGHTER! OMFG I haven’t been here for ages! OMG OMG I’m sorry!!
And uh, here’s a late kongratulasi on your newborn! She’s a pretty girl! Now Im wondering if that’s how you looked like as a baby. Perhaps she has your nose?
souplad - Glad that you liked it
benG - Who say you need a gym to slim the fuck down? Now you know it’s not true! kih kih kih
anas / [dot] / vic / hijackqueen - Come on lah, don’t you people poop also? This should be fairly a common sight…
Rin - Yeah, it’s a large serving indeed…
Jess - Otak-otak goes kinda well with coconut-milk rice… try it. heeheeeeee
Silencers - Aisehman. That’s not a puke and most certainly, it didn’t came from a drunk ler… (those came from a puckering bunghole…)
Wow that’s some nasty looking shiat.
I love ur daughter, mate.
Good job Regine, keep it up, make daddy post up more poopie pics!
I know this post is too good to be true. No way you are gonna blog abt otak otak…
Man, you kick arse!
Wahh… Regine, you so young already contributing to daddy’s blog with your handmade (or rather ass-made) art!! w00t! well done! RoFL
Actually, what have you been feeding her??? When my nephew was newborn, his poop is dark green in colour coz he eats those (fucking expensive) formula. Since babies strictly drink milk only, her poop should be of a less brown colour maa… u giving her meat already?
haha…i thought this busy daddy still has time to blog about otak-otak…eww…that was gross!!! now…i guess having a child really changes one’s life. regine will be one of the 3 most important girl (woman) in your life!!! =)there’s a simpulan bahasa which i think truly describes it all-cahaya mata. =))
Oh Shit!!!
Oi! And I was wanting to brag about knowing how to make the real otak-otak!
Uwek!
Kanasai.. very geli lo…
I am thinking of using it to throw on Soh Bao and Monkey Mojojo ’s face…
Muahahahaha
shar - You loved her shit, dontcha? heheh
inevitable - I just did. Hehehh
andrew - She’s talented alright… kih kih
. - Not supposed to be green. A newborn’s shit suppose to be yellow. Don’t believe me? Go eat some otak-otak.
noname - Yeah, my life has changed significantly. I used to online like, 4 hours per day. Now, only 3 hours…. aiseh…
morpheusX - Spot on! You need a degree for that?
primroses - I can make good otak-otak too. Only mine was a lot more dark in colour…
2Damage - And waste Regine’s precious otak-otak on them? Please…
Man.. what the hell…
Well, now I know you laugh ‘kih kih kih’.. hehe so ghei..=p
lol, now i cant forget this photo when i eat otak otak next time.. damn you mike!
Ewwwwwwwwwww!!!! Michael!!!!!
when i was reading everything about otak..my mind kept flashing those delicious otak and developed some hallucinating aroma smell of otak. Coz i have been away from sin quite sometimes and i missed eating otak. But suddenly in the end, i saw that-that-that yellow paste from Regine..ewwwwwwww..!!! michael!! pls dont do that again..I have lost my appetite. I m sorry.
Damn shit man! I was looking at the yellow paste and I wanted to comment that it looks like baby shit. Well what do you know!
For a moment I was actually guessing the ingredients in that otak2 picture when it occured to me that there’s no banana leaf to wrap it up and it looked to lumpy to be otak!
Honestly, my appetite for my fav otak2 near bukit kayu hitam has just been ruined.
From my experience, newborn’s shit has a consistency more similar to chocolate milk shake rather than otak otak. They only achieve otak otak consistency at about age 6 mths to a year. At least that’s my experience with my kid, not to say that I claim to know a lot of shit.
Dr. Tan - And how do you know gay boys laugh like that?
bongkersz - It’s the blogger’s motto, to pick on other’s weaknesses and make a post out of them.
Asa / Quit Smoking - Oh I’m sorry. Maybe I should divert your attention to something else… chocolate cake perhaps?
Arkane - Well, I’ve consulted Regine’s paedatrician, Google and even Dr.Liew. They all said yellow’s ok. So, it’s otak-otak after all…
GREAT!!! Now everytime I eat otak-otak, I’ll remember this post!!! So gross can die!!!
I don’t mean the color. I mean the viscosity / consistency. Newborn’s shit sorta squirt out of their assholes like the Slurpee dispenser at 7-11. When they change their diet to semi solid foods, then the shit becomes more like a paste like otak otak.
Darn, i didn’t know a blog topic could turn into a shitty discussion. i thought that only happens in office meetings.
titoki - Good lor. I heard that too much otak-otak can cause brain damage amongst females… the initial signs are, painstakingly labelling every male a certain type of MCP (male chauvinist pigs)… I’m doing the public a favour. You people should pay me money for that.
arkane - Oh, it’s slurpee alright. Don’t let the picture mislead you. Hehehh.
next on the menu will be asam paste…hahaha! or “hei gou” (penang’s prawn paste) =.=”
Mike, U r gonna have a Chef in your family line. Give her another 10 or 15 years, Regine’s Otak-otak will be more famous than Muar Otak Otak. U can retire liow!!!
Wah, you so big reaction and cursed me liddat… You feel the ‘MCP’ pinch ka?! ;p LOL!
Summore asked for public donation, Regine so high maintenance one meh?! ROTFLOL!!!
Just say YES to the AD agent laa!!! Hahaha.
HOLY SHIT…