Dry Fish Badun (Katta) (100g)

Description

Dried Fish Badun is a delicious food that has been used by Sri Lankans for a long time. It is a common practice in Sri Lankans to prepare dried fish using hot spices to flavor their dishes. Dried fish is a common food variety throughout South and South-East Asia, constituting between one-quarter and one-third of fish consumed in countries in this region. Dried fish is a collective term used by people in the Asian region for fish that has been preserved using various drying methods. The drying method is a food preservation method that involves removing water from the food, which reduces the growth of microorganisms that have been used from ancient times by humans. The fish is usually air-dried, sun-dried, or by smoking or freezing. While sun-dried fish might be seen as “typical”, there are also many other ways of preserving fish — often involving the same value chains. From nutritive and health aspects, dry fish normally consist of high-quality proteins, and healthy fatty acids, including long-chain omega-3 fatty acids such as Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and are a unique source of essential nutrients such as iodine, zinc, copper, selenium, and calcium.

Ingredients:

Dry Fish (Katta) (Seriphus politus), Onion(Allium cepa), Vegetable Oil, Chili (Capsicum annumm), Sugar and Curry leaves (Murraya koenigii)

Allergen Claim Declaration:

“Processed in a Facility that also processes Seafood, Nuts, Mustard & Wheat flour”