"Monroe, of course..." > wrote in message
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> Hi gang!
> I saw a jar of these babies in the store the other day and wondered
> what they were for. Google-age only shows where to buy them, not what
> to do with them. They're listed as a condiment for Filipino dishes.
> Could they be mixed with sambal, kind of 'ikan bilis style'? Do you
> just munch 'em straight out of the jar? How are they compared to
> anchovies flavor-wise?


You can eat them right from the jar with rice. That would constitute a
meal, much like kim chee and rice is for a Korean. And you can cook with
it -- yard-long beans cooked in coconut milk and flavored with bagoong, for
instance. It is also used as a sauce/dip on the side for dishes like
kari-kari. Filipinos also like to eat fruit, like mangoes, with bagoong. I
don't see anything wrong with mixing it up with a sambal--sounds good. What
is ikan bilis? Can't find it in my books.

Peter