Prawn-anchovy fritter [Cucur udang ikan bilis]

When I was in Durham, this was our weekend breakfast dish that I would prepare.  Just the smell of it would wake my housemates up.  I still remember Zeah and Nurul would said to each other (they were sharing room) “Si Dijah sudah masak cucur dia atu ni.  Bah kita bangun sekarang.  Nanti kehabisan” [Dijah is cooking her cucur right now.  Let’s wake up now.  Don’t wait until it finishes]

I would prepare a jug of plain tea to go with the cucur.  I vividly remember they would sit on the sofa while munching my cucur.  How time flies!  It has been a while since I prepare this myself.  Food does bring people closer to one another.  Indeed.    

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