Dried prawns are a treasured commodity for its taste. Sometimes consumption exceeds demand. Today, the prices stand at RM60.00 per kilogram. Everything produced in Belawei I was told is sold out often within the day.
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In this pic, we can the ladies shelling the prawns and arranging them on a tray.
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More of the same
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Nothing is wasted. Food is life. Scraps are fed to the pet cat. It keeps mice away.
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This lady whom I presume is the boss will be busy too. Here she is seen choosing the right firewood for the ‘bilik salai’ or room where the prawns are dried.
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She then has to get the fire going.
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Add firewood if necessary.
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Bring in the ‘completed’ trays of prawns.
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The trays are propped up close to the fire to be dried.
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Left over prawn shells can be used as fertilizer or recycled as fish food when mixed with other materials.
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RM60.00 per kg.
shit!!!why got cat over there….!!!! @.@
i thought they dried up the prawn by the nature source like the heat from SUN… how many trees we need to cut down for this industry also??
the cat is on duty keeping away the mice. the forest is a renewable resource for the local folks and a valuable source of income for those whose lives depend on it for an income. when they use firewood for example they help conserve non renewable resources like diesel, petrol, charcoal etc
the prawns are dried at very high temperatures so it is safe to eat the dried prawns without cooking.
Nice dried prawns. But the price is expensive. I heard people said Belawei has many nice seafood. They always caught big prawns if it is the prawn season.
everything is also fresh
Nice insight into the dried prawn cottage industry. You know the tray…it’s like the prawns are pinned there or something..hehe. The dried prawns in Belawei must be very good since they are sold out within the day!
businessmen come up to Belawei to buy and then sell it in their own hometowns
Interesting writeup and i like the kitty!
glad u like it
i nvr seen how dried prawn is made! thnx for the exposure!
most welcome
ahh, very family oriented business
i didn’t look at it that way but in a way that is true. it will b more accurate to term it as a cottage industry
Thanks for this awesome virtual tour. I truly enjoyed your shots and descriptions.
i am glad you like this exposure to our beautiful country
I’ve never seen this before.
Amazing.
Thanks for the insight and the beautiful shots.
most welcome
Wow RM 60 per kg is a good price, what a thriving business this is.
it is a thriving business but labor intensive
prawns are good dried also but best fresh!
when dried it can last a long time