Definition
A pungent fermented paste made from small fish and shrimp, used as a seasoning and condiment in Southeast Asian cooking.
Etymology
From Malay 'belacan,' adopted into English during colonial trade with Southeast Asia. The paste-making technique dates back centuries in the region's culinary traditions.
Kelly Says
Balachong is basically the ancestor of modern soy sauce and fish sauce—all fermented condiments that taste disgusting to outsiders but are umami bombs to locals, showing how acquired tastes are actually learned through exposure.
Translations
ARالعربية
بالا شونج
ba-la-shung
BNবাংলা
বালাচং
ba-la-chon
CACatalà
balachong
ba-la-chon
CSČeština
balachong
ba-la-chon
DADansk
balachong
ba-la-chon
DEDeutsch
Balachong
ba-la-chon
ELΕλληνικά
μπάλαχονγκ
mpa-la-chon
ESEspañol
balachong
ba-la-chon
FAفارسی
بالاچنگ
ba-la-cheng
FISuomi
balachong
ba-la-chon
FRFrançais
balachong
ba-la-shong
HAHA
balachong
ba-la-chon
HEעברית
בלאח Chong
ba-lach chon
HIहिन्दी
बलाछोंग
ba-la-chon
HUMagyar
balachong
ba-la-chon
IDBahasa Indonesia
balachong
ba-la-chon
IGIG
balachong
ba-la-chon
ITItaliano
balachong
ba-la-chon
KKKK
балахонг
ba-la-khong
MSBahasa Melayu
balachong
ba-la-chon
MYမြန်မာ
ပါလာချောင်
pa-la-chon
NLNederlands
balachong
ba-la-chon
NONorsk
balachong
ba-la-chon
PLPolski
balachong
ba-la-chon
PTPortuguês
balachong
ba-la-chon
RORomână
balachong
ba-la-chon
RUРусский
балахонг
ba-la-khong
SVSvenska
balachong
ba-la-chon
SWKiswahili
balachong
ba-la-chon
TAதமிழ்
பாலாசொங்
pa-la-song
TEతెలుగు
బాలాచాంగ్
ba-la-chan
TLTL
balachong
ba-la-chon
TRTürkçe
balachong
ba-la-chon
UKУкраїнська
балахонг
ba-la-khong
URاردو
بالا چنگ
ba-la-ching
VITiếng Việt
balachong
ba-la-chon
YOYO
balachong
ba-la-chon
ZUZU
balachong
ba-la-chon