Fish crackers are popular snack foods in many
Southeast Asian countries (Kyaw et al., 2001).
They are known as keropok in Malaysia, kerupuk
in Indonesia, kaew krab pla in Thailand or banh
phong tom in Vietnam. Basically, fish crackers are
produced by mixing fish flesh with starch and water.
The dough is then shaped into round, oblique, stick
or longitudinal forms and gelatinized by boiling or
steaming (Chng et al., 1991). The gelatinized dough
is then cooled, sliced and dried until the moisture
content reaches around 10 percent (Huda et al.,
2007). The sliced, dried product is fried in cooking
oil before eaten as a snack food or together with rice
and other daily dishes.