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Product description
Maldive Fish / Maasi Fish / Umbalakada is the Sri Lankan equivalent of South East Asia’s dried shrimp, dried anchovies and shrimp paste and the Japanese Katsuobushi. It has a concentrated aroma and flavour of the sea, much like dried shrimp but leaning more towards that of fish. Like dried shrimp, Maldive fish chips are jam packed with umami flavour.
Maldive Fish is essentially dried and cured fish, usually skipjack tuna. It is used in very small amounts in Sri Lankan and Maldivian cooking and also in certain cuisines of the very south of India. It’s not only used as a flavour enhancer but also as a thickening agent.
Many of Sri Lanka’s famous dishes have Maldive Fish in it, like the Sri Lankan Coconut Sambal (Pol Sambal), Sri Lankan Spicy Chili Sambal (Katta Sambal) and Onion Sambal (Seeni Sambal).