Crunchy Fishy Snacks

Do you like snacks? No need to ask lah, right? Most people like love snacks.

Well, I am or rather, was one of them. I used to binge eat things like Doritos, Ngaku Chips (during Chinese New Year obviously), nuts, kerepek pisang and all manner of crunchy savory stuff.

After I changed my way of eating and abstained from snacks, I did not crave for them. I have not eaten any snacky stuff for a long time until (very) recently.

My (naughty) brother introduced me to these two ikan bilis (anchovy) snacks that he purchased via Lazada.

Ikan Bilis Goreng Original. Note the "manis ranggup" (sweet and crispy) and "makan tak berhenti" (eat non-stop). So there is a warning hah...hah....

Another variation is the Ikan Bilis Goreng Tomyam.

How could I resist crispy ikan bilis? Right or not? So I had to buy.

This is the original. It contains just the sweet and crunchy ikan bilis.

Oh my! Memang makan tak berhenti! (Really can't stop eating!). Then I had to try the other one.

The tomyam flavor. Look how pretty the dried chilies and kaffir lime leaves look.

There were also peanuts in the mix. But I did not detect tomyam flavor. The ikan bilis tasted sweet (not as sweet as the original) and it was a bit spicy hot.

Obviously I didn't eat the dried chilies (don't ask for trouble!). I tried the kaffir lime leaves but they were not crispy enough and became fibrous when chewed. So it was not edible.

I was quite well behaved and stuck to just one (small) bowl each (that was on Christmas eve). Then come Christmas evening, all hell broke loose. I couldn't stop eating the crispy, crunchy, savory (evil) ikan bilis (in spite of having eaten a big meaty and eggy dinner).

So I had to do something.

I brought the remainder to my brother's house for him to share with mum. I am hopeless and cannot moderate my intake of addictive snacks. So I am not a moderator, instead I am an abstainer, meaning I have to abstain. This is like a drug to me.

Then I noticed my brother's stash of snacky snacks. Wah! Another thing that I cannot moderate are nuts. I can eat and eat and eat. Haiz!

If you want to buy these ikan bilis snacks, make sure you can control yourself or you have people to share it with. Or else, better don't play play hah..hah..hah...