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keumamah

Traditional dish from Indonesia

Street Food

About keumamah

Acehnese fish dish

Keumamah is a traditional dried fish in Acehnese cuisine, usually made skipjack or tuna. Keumamah is also known as "wood fish", due to its hardness. It is preserved through several processes, from cleaning the fish to boiling, drying, and storing; therefore, keumamah can be stored for years, provided it is kept dry and free from moisture.

Key Ingredients

  • table salt
  • Piper nigrum
  • Allium sativum
  • coriander seed
  • shallot
  • skipjack tuna
  • Thunnus tonggol
  • ginger
  • bird's eye chili
  • Thunnini
  • Asam sunti

Cuisine Type

  • Indonesian cuisine
  • Acehnese cuisine

Dietary Information

✓ Popular street food
Traditional Indonesia cuisine

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