The Serumpun Codex · Ferments, grains and starches
Belacan of Bintulu
Fermented shrimp paste, salted, sun-dried, pounded and pressed into blocks.
The entry
- Name
- Belacan of Bintulu
- Other names
- Shrimp paste; made from bubuk (udang geragau)
- Scientific name
- Fermented small shrimp; the shrimp species is not yet verified
- What it is
- Fermented shrimp paste, salted, sun-dried, pounded and pressed into blocks.
- Knowledge from
- Cottage makers of Bintulu, at Kampung Baru and Tatau.
- How it is used
- Shrimp salted, fermented overnight, sun-dried, pounded and pressed into blocks.
- Season and place
- Bintulu; the bubuk season is given as March to April, or July and August
- Conservation status
- Not applicable
- Geographical Indication
- None found for Bintulu. The registered belacan Geographical Indication in Sarawak is Belacan Sibuti, Miri
- Codex Alimentarius
- No Codex standard
- Medicinal knowledge
- Held privately by the community
- Consent
- Given, recorded by CHASS, 30 October 2026
Still to be confirmed: who shared it with Serumpun and its use in the French Borneo kitchen.
Sources
Added to the Codex on 1 November 2026. Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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How to cite this entry
Serumpun Sarawak (2026) ‘Belacan of Bintulu’, The Serumpun Codex, ed. James Won. Available at: https://www.chefjameswon.com/serumpun/codex/belacan/ (sources checked 30 October 2026).
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