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Otak-otak is a fish
cake from Malaysia. Muar, a small town located at Johor is particularly
famous for it. Otak-otak is made by mixing fish paste with a mixture of
spices including chillies, garlic, shallots, turmeric, lemon grass and
coconut milk. The mixture is then wrapped in a banana leaf, after that
grilled or steamed it.
Although otak-otak is traditionally made with fish meat, modern versions of
otak-otak also utilize crab meat, prawn meat, cuttlefish, fish head and even
chicken.
There are different forms of otak-otak originating from different regions.
Otak-otak from Muar is wrapped up as a thin slice using banana or coconut
leaf and grilled over a charcoal fire. But nyonya otak-otak from Melaka and
Penang is wrapped in the leaves and looks like a wrapped up kuih.
Otak-otak can be eaten as a snack or with bread or rice as part of a meal. |
