Hi, I'm a new girl. What a brilliant forum! Does anybody know what "sambal oelek" is ?(It may also be spelled "olek" I guess). I found the ingredient in a recipe on a Swedish website when I was looking up some new recipes for "lovbiff" (beef olives, well sort of but not). I think it may be quite spicy and possibly used indonesian cooking... Any ideas or info would be greatly appreciated, esp. on where I can buy it here.

btw This web site is dangerous .. I've already copied a recipe for All Bran cake mmmm, gotta go shopping and get some ingredients...

Hi chhekygirl, welcome to the forum. I think it's a type of chillie paste.

hi cheekygirl its definately a chillie paste and yummy

Do you reckon I could get some in Waitrose or Sainsburys?

Definately available in the Special Section in Sainsburys!

I agree, its definitely a chilli paste with some other ingredients. YUMMY!!! A word of caution, some brands especially the omes made in Indonesia and Malaysia need to be handled with care. ENJOY!!!.

you can definately get it in Waitrose Cheekygirl