Rihaakuru fish paste
Rihaakuru is a concentrated fermented fish paste from the Maldives used as a salty seasoning and curry ingredient.
About Rihaakuru fish paste
Rihaakuru is a dense, dark fish paste associated with Maldivian cooking, produced by concentrating fish-derived cooking liquid or fish preparations until a thick seasoning forms. It is used in small amounts as a salty seasoning and curry ingredient, contributing concentrated fish flavour to savoury dishes.
The paste is typically strongly savoury and salty, with a pronounced cooked-fish aroma. Its texture is smooth to slightly granular, while colour and consistency can vary with fish, reduction, fermentation, and storage. It is used in rice, curries, sambols, sauces, and other preparations.
Rihaakuru is commonly kept as a paste in a container and portioned by spoon. It may be stirred into dishes or used to season them, dispersing its dense flavour. It should not be conflated with fresh fish, ordinary fish sauce, or an unrelated fermented seafood paste.
- Ingredient type
- paste
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Rihaakuru fish paste
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Rihaakuru fish paste nutrition & diet
Rihaakuru fish paste nutritional value
Representative benchmark: Sauce, not further specified
Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.
- Calories
- 116kcal
- Protein
- 1.6g
- Carbs
- 25.9g
- Fat
- 0.4g
Representative benchmark from a comparable official food-composition category; it is not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient. The displayed reference form must be considered, and species, cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.
Portions & preparation
Establish the product’s fish species, fermentation method, moisture level, and additions before selecting a reference. Use the paste as sold rather than treating it like fresh fish. Small seasoning portions may be incorporated into curries, sauces, or rice dishes, whose other ingredients should be recorded separately.
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Diet considerations
Rihaakuru is animal-derived from fish, with compatibility affected by its species, fermentation, and any added ingredients. It is not equivalent to vegetarian seasoning or fresh fish. Curries, sambals, sauces, and rice dishes may add coconut, dairy, meat, shellfish, or cereal ingredients, so the complete recipe requires review.
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Dietary compatibility
- VeganTypically incompatible
- VegetarianTypically incompatible
- PescatarianMay be compatible
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Typically incompatible
- Recorded common ingredients: Fish. The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative. Recipes and products can differ.
- Vegetarian · Typically incompatible
- Recorded common ingredients: Fish. The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet. Recipes and products can differ.
- Pescatarian · May be compatible
- The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
- Keto · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Paleo · Not established
- The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
- Low-carb · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
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Sources & review
Nutrition reference: Pacific Nutrient Database 2020 — 01.1.9.3.9_98 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.
The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.
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