Comments on: Otak-Otak - Fish Cakes In Banana Leaves http://www.simcooks.com/336/otak-otak-fish-cakes-in-banana-leaves/ Cooking Made Easy Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:09:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: cheng http://www.simcooks.com/336/otak-otak-fish-cakes-in-banana-leaves/#comment-120137 Fri, 23 May 2008 07:51:01 +0000 http://www.simcooks.com/336/otak-otak-fish-cakes-in-banana-leaves/#comment-120137 Anticipating that i'll not return to Malaysia in a year, this site really helps me cure my desire for OTAK OTAK! from your story, i think i can do the same to gather essential ingredients in Japan. good luck everybody who wants to try... Anticipating that i’ll not return to Malaysia in a year, this site really helps me cure my desire for OTAK OTAK! from your story, i think i can do the same to gather essential ingredients in Japan. good luck everybody who wants to try…

]]> by: Ang Mo Lah http://www.simcooks.com/336/otak-otak-fish-cakes-in-banana-leaves/#comment-85519 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:54:02 +0000 http://www.simcooks.com/336/otak-otak-fish-cakes-in-banana-leaves/#comment-85519 Ever since I left Singapore for the states after High School I have yearned for some traditional Singaporian recipes. This is one! I remember being at the chalets near east coast eating this fresh off the grill. They dun make it liddat stateside for sure lah! Ever since I left Singapore for the states after High School I have yearned for some traditional Singaporian recipes. This is one! I remember being at the chalets near east coast eating this fresh off the grill. They dun make it liddat stateside for sure lah!

]]> by: yich http://www.simcooks.com/336/otak-otak-fish-cakes-in-banana-leaves/#comment-1733 Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:27:20 +0000 http://www.simcooks.com/336/otak-otak-fish-cakes-in-banana-leaves/#comment-1733 I miss the times I just watch TV and food is served to me! But it's also quite fun now... experimenting with new recipes and learning more about ingredients, herbs, spices etc cos I tend to want to read up a bit more since I am maintaining the food blog. Sometimes the roadside Otah (3 for S$1.20 or so) smells good but tastewise and texture not so good. Melting Wok's Otak tastes like the 1 for $1.50 or so - the big type of Otak. Very nice! I miss the times I just watch TV and food is served to me! But it’s also quite fun now… experimenting with new recipes and learning more about ingredients, herbs, spices etc cos I tend to want to read up a bit more since I am maintaining the food blog.
Sometimes the roadside Otah (3 for S$1.20 or so) smells good but tastewise and texture not so good. Melting Wok’s Otak tastes like the 1 for $1.50 or so - the big type of Otak. Very nice!

]]> by: keropokman http://www.simcooks.com/336/otak-otak-fish-cakes-in-banana-leaves/#comment-1729 Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:39:27 +0000 http://www.simcooks.com/336/otak-otak-fish-cakes-in-banana-leaves/#comment-1729 i really salute you all, gathering all the ingredients that's not readily available. i am sure the ones eating them will feel so so touched. i am a lazy (i would say busy) guy. prefers the easy way. my mum or aunt gets them for me, or sometimes they makes them for me, and i freeze them. then heat up and eat them while watching HK/Korean/Jap serials on cable tv. talk about otah. just now walking home, someone was selling otah, cooking it over the charcoal while I am walking home. aiyo. immediate hunger. i really salute you all, gathering all the ingredients that’s not readily available. i am sure the ones eating them will feel so so touched.

i am a lazy (i would say busy) guy. prefers the easy way. my mum or aunt gets them for me, or sometimes they makes them for me, and i freeze them. then heat up and eat them while watching HK/Korean/Jap serials on cable tv.

talk about otah. just now walking home, someone was selling otah, cooking it over the charcoal while I am walking home. aiyo. immediate hunger.

]]> by: yich http://www.simcooks.com/336/otak-otak-fish-cakes-in-banana-leaves/#comment-1710 Thu, 18 Jan 2007 04:50:46 +0000 http://www.simcooks.com/336/otak-otak-fish-cakes-in-banana-leaves/#comment-1710 Allo... thanks for clarifying. I gotta make this Otak Otak again. It was very nice, even without the stuff that I couldn't find. Allo… thanks for clarifying. I gotta make this Otak Otak again. It was very nice, even without the stuff that I couldn’t find.

]]> by: MeltingWok http://www.simcooks.com/336/otak-otak-fish-cakes-in-banana-leaves/#comment-1709 Thu, 18 Jan 2007 04:29:57 +0000 http://www.simcooks.com/336/otak-otak-fish-cakes-in-banana-leaves/#comment-1709 Sims, I did the rolling thing after tired of making those circles of banana leafs hahaha, looks good :)By the way, I did not made it clear on the fish granules, I used Bonito Fish granules, the japanese kind coz we don't have anchovie granules here like back home. Cheers :P Sims, I did the rolling thing after tired of making those circles of banana leafs hahaha, looks good :)By the way, I did not made it clear on the fish granules, I used Bonito Fish granules, the japanese kind coz we don’t have anchovie granules here like back home. Cheers :P

]]> by: yich http://www.simcooks.com/336/otak-otak-fish-cakes-in-banana-leaves/#comment-1704 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:32:19 +0000 http://www.simcooks.com/336/otak-otak-fish-cakes-in-banana-leaves/#comment-1704 Tiga! Make a simple Nasi Lemak - coconut rice with anchovies and an egg. I also won't have energy to make RM's sophisticated Nasi Lemak after making this Otak Otak! My Otak Otak looks pale becos I added too little tom yum paste and belachan. You sure you want to add curry powder?? Let me know how that works out! Tiga! Make a simple Nasi Lemak - coconut rice with anchovies and an egg. I also won’t have energy to make RM’s sophisticated Nasi Lemak after making this Otak Otak! My Otak Otak looks pale becos I added too little tom yum paste and belachan. You sure you want to add curry powder?? Let me know how that works out!

]]> by: tigerfish http://www.simcooks.com/336/otak-otak-fish-cakes-in-banana-leaves/#comment-1699 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 08:02:03 +0000 http://www.simcooks.com/336/otak-otak-fish-cakes-in-banana-leaves/#comment-1699 I would eat it as a sandwich filler coz after so much work in the Otak Otak, too tired to cook nasi-lemak...roti easier ;P Maybe can add some curry powder for the orange color and added spice ? I can be the guinea pig for you first, coz if I try making, I will put in some curry powder ;p I would eat it as a sandwich filler coz after so much work in the Otak Otak, too tired to cook nasi-lemak…roti easier ;P
Maybe can add some curry powder for the orange color and added spice ? I can be the guinea pig for you first, coz if I try making, I will put in some curry powder ;p

]]> by: yich http://www.simcooks.com/336/otak-otak-fish-cakes-in-banana-leaves/#comment-1697 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 07:37:50 +0000 http://www.simcooks.com/336/otak-otak-fish-cakes-in-banana-leaves/#comment-1697 PabloPabla - You are welcome. Congrats on your new blog home. Some of these ingredients are new to me. I am still exploring. DF - It took me a while to comb the shelves of Ranch 99 and I still couldn't find everything! RM - Ikan panggang / ikan bakar? Sounds like another fish dish? Hurry hurry! PabloPabla - You are welcome. Congrats on your new blog home. Some of these ingredients are new to me. I am still exploring.

DF - It took me a while to comb the shelves of Ranch 99 and I still couldn’t find everything!

RM - Ikan panggang / ikan bakar? Sounds like another fish dish? Hurry hurry!

]]> by: Rasa Malaysia http://www.simcooks.com/336/otak-otak-fish-cakes-in-banana-leaves/#comment-1696 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 06:56:56 +0000 http://www.simcooks.com/336/otak-otak-fish-cakes-in-banana-leaves/#comment-1696 Looks good...I have a huge pack of frozen banana leaves in my freezer, what to do what to do...maybe ikan panggang / ikan bakar??? Hehe. Stay tuned. :) Looks good…I have a huge pack of frozen banana leaves in my freezer, what to do what to do…maybe ikan panggang / ikan bakar??? Hehe. Stay tuned. :)

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