Amplang is one snack of East Kalimantan, in
the city of Samarinda and Balikpapan. This snack made from fish, and outside
the ordinary East Kalimantan called it fish crackers. Now, Amplang is very easy
to find everywhere because this business has entered the Amplang export market. Amplang also one of
the foods that are often used as souvenirs of KALTIM. The savory and delicious
taste make this fish crackers known by the people of Indonesia.
Amplang is a kind of crackers made from a
mixture of tapioca flour, spices, and flat fish or mackerel the local fish of
the Mahakam River or River Reef Mumus. Flat fish or mackerel are what makes
Amplang so savory and crispy when bitten. Actually, there is no necessity to
use both types of fish such as basic materials. Other types of fish can be
used, such as regenerations fish (catfish), but it will be very different in
taste.