A MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT OF RAKAN SARAWAK BULLETIN (People, events, activities and programmes which make for a total quality-managed Sarawak Civil Service) ISSN 1394-5726

Online Publisher:          Contents provided by:	Food Industry Snippe CRUNCH keropoks Just imagining the crispy crunchy keropoks I bit into in Mukah is enough to make me want to rush home and pester my mother to deep-fry up some for my palate. We visited a keropok factory in Mukah which was an independent project set up by the Persatuan Nelayan (Fishery Association) formed by local fisherman in 1994. The initial grant is given by the government but the project is later operated as a corporate company.  Thus far there are 16 fisherman associations distributed throught Sarawak.         Encik Awang Mahaini is the Manager for this keropok factory in Mukah.  The factory also makes fish cakes and fish balls but the main activity remains keropok processing and production.  There are 2 types of keropok produced, fish and prawn based, and processing is performed  once a week. The average production capacity per month is 200 kg involving 4 processing stages that combines manual work and machinery. At the moment, there are 2 full time employees and some part-time workers in the factory.         Up to now, the keropok production is for the local Mukah market only but visions of marketing them further to Bintulu, Miri and Kuching are forthcoming as promotional activities are widen and increased.  The keropoks are priced competitively and packaged in catchy colors with the respective fish or prawn logos to indicate the different types of  keropok or crackers. The keropoks are difinitely establishing their own individual niche in the market as people become more aware of its existence and its unique taste.  Be sure to try out the crunchiness of these keropoks when you are in Mukah.
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