Friday, March 17, 2006
3/17/2006 06:46:00 AM

'Bubuk' (Shrimp) Season in Miri

posted by Francis Ho

I read with interest in the local newspaper here this week that the ‘bubuk’ or shrimp season is back in Miri at last after several weeks of anxious waiting. (Click on the scanned image of this news item to enlarge to read) No mention is made of how long the season will last.

As I read that the further out to sea you go, the more shrimp there are, prompted the thought that perhaps harvesting the shrimps from a kayak would be the most efficient and least obtrusive way to go about it. No need for jostles and arguments for prime fishing spots on the beaches. Are there any Miri readers out there who can shed light on this shrimp phenomenal and how long would the season last? I would love to go over on the weekends to play "sakai tourist" and to document this shrimp season. What a lame excuse to go kayaking in Miri!

Talking about bizzare and fishy phenomena there is actually a website called GOD HATES SHRIMP!; which in actual fact is just a parody.

And who doesn't like shrimps anyway? Not me; whether big or small, I love 'em! Yummy!
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  At Friday, 17 March, 2006 Blogger Chen said:

I love shrimps too..
big or small,
fresh or dried...

  At Friday, 17 March, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said:

fh2o...

i got a shrimp/prawn trap! probably can use it one of these days at ur jetty.

:)

kong-kay...

u r right fren, the shrimps are for belacan and umai. i think u missed out "cin-cha-lok". darn!!! i hv to change my shirt liaw... (salivating all over). :P~~~

  At Friday, 17 March, 2006 Blogger Robin CHAN said:

Count me in too!!

Except one dish though, the jumping drunken prawns, where they serve the jumping live prawn in a glass bowl and then pour whisky right in front of you to see the prawns get 'drunken' and die a painful death.

Yaks, I dun have any appetite after that sight.

  At Friday, 17 March, 2006 Blogger Francis Ho said:

robin - how do u know that the prawns 'feels' pain? they could be deliriously happy on their drunken journey to shrimp heaven! ;)

  At Friday, 17 March, 2006 Blogger Lam Chun See said:

Hi, I found a website with nice photos of S'wak in the 60's. thot you guys might be interested.

http://www.albiefield.co.uk/

  At Friday, 17 March, 2006 Blogger Francis Ho said:

lam chun see - thanks for sharing that piece of information with us. I'll certainly check it out.

  At Friday, 17 March, 2006 Blogger Alicia said:

bubuk!! they're nice when lightly fried till crispy and served with vege with oyster sauce.. :P

  At Friday, 17 March, 2006 Blogger HappySurfer said:

I don't order drunken prawns anymore too after witnessing the same scenario that Robin described. That was several years ago. In fact I was just telling my friends yesterday and describing how it was prepared. Seeing how it was done has put me off that dish.

  At Saturday, 18 March, 2006 Blogger Rob said:

Those are shrimp? No,no,no. These are shrimp and apparently I'm going to hell for eating them. :) http://www.lafishmag.com/8500.html

  At Saturday, 18 March, 2006 Blogger Pandabonium said:

The only thing I have against eating shrimp (and I do eat them from time to time) is the negative effect that large scale aquaculture has on mangrove environments and water quality. But that is a matter of knowing where your shrimp are from.

Actually, God hates Gay Shrimp!


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