Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The halfbeak, Hemiramphus brasiliensis.
- noun A name in the Philippine Islands of Dipterocarpus vernicifluus, a forest-tree which yields a fragrant resin called
balao balsam or malapaho balsam, highly prized by artists as a varnish for pictures. Seepanao .
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Examples
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The second group includes burong isda (fermented rice fish mixture) and burong hipon, also known as balao balao (fermented shrimp rice mixture).
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Similar to balao balao, it is consumed either as an appetizer or as a main dish.
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Balao balao made with 3 percent salt is best in color, odor, flavor, texture, and general acceptability and is the least salty.
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Balao balao offers a basic method of preservation for cereal-shrimp-fish mixtures.
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Sequential changes of the bacterial flora also occur in this product and involve the same lactic acid bacterial group as in balao balao.
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The general method for making balao balao is by mixing washed shrimp with salt (about 20 percent w/w) and allowing the mixture to stand for 2 hours or overnight.
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Balao balao is a fermented cooked rice and shrimp (Penaeus indicus or Macrobrachium species).
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The same pattern was also observed by previous workers on other types of burong isda (8-10) and in balao balao (4, 11).
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The method of preparation is almost identical to that for balao balao.
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Microorganisms of public health significance in newly prepared balao balao.
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