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**gechaheritt** · 09-21-2012, 07:39 PM

Sparky, that balaa you refer to is almost a main stay of the thai/lao diet. Yes, fermented fish. Quite often thai/lao with eat only rice, a little balaa and a bit of a veggie for a meal. It is and does have a remarkably nasty smell. I know about it well. Wife and son go fishing for fresh water fish and the wife ferments this stuff. Longer fermented, better the taste they say. Got about 200 pounds of the stuff in 8... 5 gallon drums. got em in a storage area in the back end of the yard. Some thai/lao around here have a thousand pounds of the stuff fermenting in their garage or yards.

Yes Lenss, that's the one. I wouldn't like to fall into one of those barrels.

Thanks David, now I understand the pronounciation better.

09-21-2012, 07:39 PM	#9
gechaheritt Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 450 Senior Member	Sparky, that balaa you refer to is almost a main stay of the thai/lao diet. Yes, fermented fish. Quite often thai/lao with eat only rice, a little balaa and a bit of a veggie for a meal. It is and does have a remarkably nasty smell. I know about it well. Wife and son go fishing for fresh water fish and the wife ferments this stuff. Longer fermented, better the taste they say. Got about 200 pounds of the stuff in 8... 5 gallon drums. got em in a storage area in the back end of the yard. Some thai/lao around here have a thousand pounds of the stuff fermenting in their garage or yards. Yes Lenss, that's the one. I wouldn't like to fall into one of those barrels. Thanks David, now I understand the pronounciation better.
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