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Dried shrimp

Dried shrimp is shrimp that has been dried. Cooks use it in stir-fries, stews and pastes, or dry-toast it as a garnish; it pairs with chili and spinach.

  • Shellfish
  • Allergen: crustaceans

About the plain ingredient, not packaged products; general information, not medical advice. Details

Made from
Shrimp
Cooked most in
Asia
Top country
Indonesia
Dried shrimp, whole

Photo: Fumikas Sagisavas · CC0 1.0 · Wikimedia Commons

In the kitchen

How to use dried shrimp

Typical ways to cook or use it

  • Boil simmer
  • Braise
  • Dry toast
  • Garnish
  • Paste blend
  • Saute
  • Season
  • Stew
  • Stir fry

Preparing it

Soak briefly before stir-frying. Rehydrate and shell before adding to vegetable dishes. It can be ground finely for use as a condiment.

Cooking with it

Simmering releases its flavor.

Goes well with

Around the world

Where dried shrimp is cooked

6 dishes in the catalogue use dried shrimp. Here is where they come from.

Dishes by continent

Countries whose dishes use it most

Counts are catalogued dishes from each country that list dried shrimp among their ingredients.

Origins

  1. The 1700s · United States

    Filipino fishers introduced dried shrimp to the American South.

On the table

Dishes made with dried shrimp

6 dishes in the catalogue use it.

  • Bok l'hong

    Cambodia

  • Mie celor

    Indonesia

  • Kerak telor

    Indonesia

  • Sayur besan

    Indonesia

  • Lumpia Semarang

    Indonesia

  • Pempek panggang

    Indonesia

Dish lists come from Wikidata; a dish counts when its recorded ingredients include dried shrimp.

Good to know

Diet and allergens: dried shrimp in detail

These notes describe the plain ingredient. Packaged and prepared products vary, so read the label; for allergies and medical diets ask a doctor or dietitian.
Allergens
Contains: crustaceans
Animal origin
From: shellfishChecked and not found: egg, fish, meat, dairy, honey, insect, poultry, other animal.
Caffeine
None

Family

Related forms

Made from
shrimp (dried)

Cooked together

Ingredients that go into the same catalogued dishes.
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Around the world

What dried shrimp is called

Names in 17 languages, from Wikidata.

  • Spanish

    Camarón seco · Camaron seco · Camarones secos · Gambas secas

  • German

    Getrocknete Shrimps

  • Tamil

    கூனி இறால்

  • Chinese

    蝦米

  • Japanese

    干しエビ

  • Korean

    마른 새우

  • Thai

    กุ้งแห้ง · กุ้งตากแห้ง · กุ้งแก้ว

  • Vietnamese

    Tôm khô

  • Indonesian

    ebi

  • Malay

    Udang kering

  • Hausa

    Dried shrimp

  • Basque

    Izkira lehor

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  • Cantonese

    蝦乾

  • Catalan

    gamba seca

  • Esperanto

    sekigita salikoko

  • Javanese

    Urang garing

  • Slovenian

    suha kozica

Sources and credits

Data

  • GlobeCooks editorial: descriptions, kitchen notes and classification, written by GlobeCooks from checked sources
  • Wikidata: names, classification and dishes (CC0 1.0)
  • Wikimedia Commons: photos
  • Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Wikidata item: Q495618

Photos

Photo: Fumikas Sagisavas · CC0 1.0 · Wikimedia Commons