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Sunday, June 13, 2004
Back in the Land of KetchupKecap, I remember learning a long time ago and then forgetting, is a Malay word for fish sauce. Indonesian is based mostly on Malay, so across Indonesia you can ask for "ketchup" and receive a thick, sweet soy mixture for your nasi ikan or (highly recommended) potato cakes. If you ask for it at McDonald's, they'll know what you mean but hand you packets of this:
A page on About.com has more. The word "kecap" goes back to Chinese. Don't spread that around, though. (Sorry.) Republican radio would find a way to use it against Kerry in the fall.
I meant to post from Indonesia, but every internet stall I stopped in was soul-drainingly, demoralizingly slow. The land of ketchup has its advantages.
posted by Michael Scott Moore |
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