Etok2- kawe minat nih....

* Sorry for the blurry shot. So, what shall my excuse be? Ah hah ! The makciks were staring suspiciously at me, so I took a quick rough shot and flee for my life. How's that ?

Etok, as a light snack, is uniquely and truly Kelantanese. You won't find this anywhere else. At least, not in other parts of Malaysia. I started to realise how Etok had stretched across the political borders, only when I was living abroad. After all those years taking Etok for granted, I became rather astonished when I found Etok, nicely packed and displayed on refrigerated shelves, highly prized, in the Japanese supermarkets ! No. This is no joke. If I do. I would better off telling you that the Japanese are importing Kelantanese Budu for their Udon soup instead ! Only there, Etok are known as SHIJIMI. ( it would be spelt like this " シジミ " and for those self renowned Kanji Master out there, you would have already guessed that the Kanji for Shijimi is　" 蜆 ", provided that your PC could read Japanese ). I came to know later that Etok, or in this case, Shijimi is a well sought commodity throughout Japan. Like in Malaysia, Shijimi is found in big rivers and lakes in many parts of the country. In Osaka where I used to stay, the local supply of Shijimi came all the way from Biwa Lake in nearby Shiga, the biggest freshwater lake in Japan. The typical Japanese way in consuming Shijimi is by adding the clams into their Miso Shiru, a type of soup made from fermented soybean paste ( Miso ), a must in every Japanese meal. Miso Shiru often comes in its basic and simplest form but having the Shijimi in the Miso Shiru is considered a delicacy to the Japanese thus highly prized. Ohh...and that, I am so proud with Etok ! di pinjam dr ryankinzoku.fotopages.com

p/s....teringat masa aku kecik2 dulu, kutip etok ngn arwah MeK -bonda aku...pah tu basuh cuci2, boh ramuan sikit & jemur...yg biasa etok, org salai...peh nikmatnya...

MeK.....aku rindu akan diri MeK...Al-Fatihah utk arwah bonda tercinta.....moga2 kubur Mek menjadi salah satu taman2 syurga & MeK di tempatkan di kalangan org2 soleh & solehah....Amen