Utilization of Traditional Method of Moringa Shrimp Kropek
Felicidad A Eleogo*, Nemencio V Tretasco and Jesse Edwin V Gueco
Bulacan State University, Philippines
*Corresponding Author: Felicidad A Eleogo, Bulacan State University, Philippines.
Published: September 22, 2025
Abstract
Today, food has become a popular product, especially snack ones. Some of the snacks that are popular in the market are chips and chicharron. One type of chicharron is what we called kropek. Kroepeck or kropek refers to a dried product that is traditionally made from fresh shrimp or fish and ground rice (Espejo, 1998). In the Philippines, it is known as Kropek. In Malaysia Keropok, Puk, Kerupuk or kroepoek in Indonesia and bánhphôngtôm in Vietnam (Iwag, 2016). Kropek is made by combining prawn or shrimp flavoring with water, flour, seasoning, and spices these ingredients are mixed and divided into equal parts, the mixture is dried under the sun or dehydrated to remove the liquid and fried until it expands and become crispy. It is also usually added with powdered seafood such as Fish Protein concentrate (FPC) and shrimp powder. Fish Protein Concentrate (FPC) added to kroepeck increases its protein content relative to its high carbohydrates content (Espejo-Hermes, 1998). However, shrimp heads and minced fish can also be used. The popular type of kropek is prawn-based which is called krupuk udang in Indonesian, (fried prawn crisps) in Chinese, prawn crackers in British English, shrimp chips, or shrimps crackers in American English, and Nuvole di Drago (Dragon’s Clouds) in Italian languages. Kroepeck-making added with shrimp is usually prepared using this process: Cleaning and soaking of rice and blanched shrimps overnight, grinding of rice and shrimps into a homogeneous mixture, the addition of salt and lime, steaming, cutting into the desired size, drying thoroughly under the sun or solar dryer to attain a brittle product, frying in deep hot oil until swells and packing in a sealed bag to retain the crispy quality of the product (Agriculture and Fishery Technology, n.d.).
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