Ferments & funk · Paste
Shrimp paste
Also called fermented shrimp paste, prawn paste
Fermented ground shrimp and salt, pungent and deeply savoury; toasted and pounded into Southeast Asian curry pastes, sambals and dips.
What can replace it
- T2 · GoodSalted fermented shrimp
Wetter and milder, with whole tiny shrimp; mash and use more. (use 1.5× the amount)
- T3 · In a pinchAnchovy paste
Fishy umami rather than shrimp funk, and less pungent.
- T3 · In a pinchDried shrimp
Grind fine; shrimp flavour without the fermented pungency, add salt.
- T3 · In a pinchFish sauce
Liquid and milder, lacking the dense shrimp pungency.
Cook with Shrimp paste
