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Trassi

Pungent dark fermented shrimp paste, pounded into sambals and stews

Suriname Fermented & pickled One for the adventurous

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

Carried from Java by indentured workers and still the backbone of Javanese-Surinamese seasoning.

Frequently asked questions

What is Trassi?

Trassi is a fermented & pickled from Suriname: pungent dark fermented shrimp paste, pounded into sambals and stews. Carried from Java by indentured workers and still the backbone of Javanese-Surinamese seasoning.

Made with

shellfish

Cooked

fermenteddried

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The atlas would have to match every ingredient to a food-composition database before it could publish a figure, and an estimate is not worth having if someone is counting on it.

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