Ferments & funk · Paste

Mam tom

Also called Vietnamese shrimp paste, fermented shrimp sauce

Northern Vietnamese purple fermented shrimp sauce; whipped with lime, sugar and chilli as the pungent dip for bun dau and in bun rieu.

Gluten-freeDairy-freeContains: crustaceans

What can replace it

  • T1 · Great swapMam ruoc
  • T2 · GoodBelacan

    Dry block; crumble and dissolve in water.

  • T2 · GoodKapi

    Firmer and drier; loosen with a little water.

  • T3 · In a pinchSalted fermented shrimp

    Whole salted shrimp; blend it to a paste.

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