SIPUT


Back in the days when I was a little girl, the whole family used to go to the beach for picnic. Dad will bring his fishing net and stuff. He always like the outdoors. Dad will bring us to the beach at least twice a month those days. Mom will always be there digging for siput and dad will use his fishing net hopefully to catch some fish. We kids will just enjoy the sand and the sea.

Last Sunday, to reminiscent the old days, Edward and I decided to head to the beach for a siput digging session. I remember my dad made this thing out of scrap to make siput digging an easier job. Its frame is basically welded together using scrap metal taken by dad from construction site. The middle is fixed with metal grill usually used for BBQ.



Clever...huh...

I get the siput digging thingy and headed to the nearby beach with Edward. We went to the beach located just behind Sunflower Cake House in Tanjung Bungah. There is also an Indian Temple on the beach (what a weird place for a temple). The beach is supposed to have a lot of siput or so as told by Edward.

With the appropriate attire, we went to work. Being a man, he will have to do all the hard work while I stay beside him and do the collection. It turns out what he said is true. There are indeed a lot of siput and most in decent size too. After an hour or two, we got almost enough siput to serve a family of four. Moreover the container I brought can no longer accommodate anymore siput. So with all the siput we say goodbye to the beach.


Ready to be cooked.

I took home all the siput. Washed them with tap water and then soak them in salt water for an hour or two. While the siputs are in the bowl, I chop some garlic and slice some ginger too. The last time I fry siput, it turned out too salty. So this time, I decided to call on mom.


Garlic and ginger

Being a wonderful cook all this while, mom fired up and gets the wok heated. When the wok is hot enough, oil is poured in, then the garlic and ginger. Stir the till the garlic turns brownish in color then the siput is added. A decent amount of dark soya sauce, soya sauce and also a pinch of sugar is also added in. Then with her excellent skill, she stirs the siput to get the sauce evenly spread. Cover the lit to let it simmer and also for the siput to open up. After all have been done, fried siput is ready to be served.

Mmmm....nice.....beautiful Sunday.