Gurame
Gurame is acutally a fish. Its scientific name is Osphronemus Gouramy. I know some of you eat anything then you are called Eatus Anythingus. Gurame is actually to some a "longkang" fish or a pond or freshwater fish. Some claimed that its taste is like that of a Barramundi. It is probably the same family type of fish that some of you may have reared in your aquarium as "Gourami". In English I suspect it is actually the Giant Gurami that some folks reared in tanks or ponds. This Gurame fish is very popular in Indonesia and today they are many fish farms breeding this type of fish. Most good Indonesian restaurants should serve this dish. They would deep-fried the fish and make it in a standing position with the flesh carved out and you use a mild spicy, sour, sweet and simply belacan to dip with. I have passed by this "Gurame" Indonesian Restaurant quite frequently but have never set foot in it. So I decided to ask a few friends over for lunch. We were ...