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25 minutes ago, KennethT said:

I made it - it was a byproduct frying shrimp heads to crispiness before going into an Indonesian sambal.  I strain and refrigerate the oil.  I've never seen it in a store - in fact, the only time I think I've ever seen it at all was as a menu option for pad thai in Bangkok.

Pretty much what I do. I just wondered because I've seen it being sold on Amazon US. I can source here, too but it's usually imported from Thailand. I can only see one brand on Taobao, China's main shopping portal. Expensive.

I doubt I'd ever buy a commercial version, though. So easy to make, cheaper and fresher.

13 minutes ago, KennethT said:

I made it - it was a byproduct frying shrimp heads to crispiness before going into an Indonesian sambal.  I strain and refrigerate the oil.  I've never seen it in a store - in fact, the only time I think I've ever seen it at all was as a menu option for pad thai in Bangkok.

Pretty much what I do. I just wondered because I've seen it being sold on Amazon US. I can source here, too but it's imported from Thailand. I doubt I'd ever buy a commercial version, though. So easy to make and fresher.