Delicious sauce depends on a good terasi. This shrimp fermentation tasty savory so it makes sambal so delicious. Many areas of Indonesia have a good terasi because made from fresh shrimp.
Each sambal lover has a favorite paste. Some of the excellent terasi from Indonesia region is guaranteed to make more delicious sauce.
Terasi Bangka commonly called Toboali paste. This paste is produced from Toboali area in South Bangka. The raw materials used in the form of shrimp belacan with 1-2 cm long white color. This type of shrimp is only seasonal in Toboali. The aroma of Bangka terasi rather sharp and tasty. Prior to use the shrimp paste must be baked or roasted in order to aroma it out.