Shrimp paste

Also called shrimp sauce

Shrimp paste is a condiment sauce made with shrimp and table salt, sometimes with fish. It is sold dried or as a powder. Cooks dry-toast, sauté, or stir-fry it and use it to season fish, vegetables, pork, and tofu.

Shellfish
May contain fish
Allergen: crustaceans

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

Category: Condiments & seasonings
Cooked most in: Asia
Top country: Indonesia
Dishes: 21 in the catalogue

Photo: Peachyeung316 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

In the kitchen

How to use shrimp paste

Typical ways to cook or use it

Dry toast
Saute
Season
Stir fry

Made from

shrimp
table salt
fish (sometimes)

Goes well with

fish
vegetable
pork
tofu

Shopping

Choosing and storing shrimp paste

Choosing a good one

A milder smell can indicate a higher grade. Look for high-quality paste at markets close to producing villages.

Sold as: Dried, Powder
Availability: Supermarkets (01M6Z353K01FRTK150MQY8MXFD); Specialty stores

Around the world

Where shrimp paste is cooked

21 dishes in the catalogue use shrimp paste. Here is where they come from.

Dishes by continent

Asia20

Countries whose dishes use it most

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

On the table

Dishes made with shrimp paste

19 of the 21 catalogued dishes that use it, spread across the countries they come from.

Nasi gandul
Indonesia
Bok l'hong
Cambodia
Nasi langgi
Indonesia
Rujak kuah pindang
Indonesia
Ayam goreng Kalasan
Indonesia
Gabus pucung
Indonesia
Karedok
Indonesia
Sayur asem
Indonesia
Urap
Indonesia
Beberuk terong
Indonesia
Kohu-kohu
Indonesia
Rujak manis
Indonesia
Rice Jamblang
Indonesia
Sambal shrimp
Indonesia
Sambal goreng
Indonesia
Ayam Taliwang
Indonesia
Raden chili sauce
Indonesia
Terasi bawang
Indonesia
Lendot

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

Good to know

Diet and allergens: shrimp paste 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: crustaceansSometimes fish (only when the optional ingredient is used)
Animal origin: From: shellfishSometimes fish (only when the optional ingredient is used)

Around the world

What shrimp paste is called

Names in 34 languages, from Wikidata.

Spanish
pasta de gambas · pasta de gamba · bagoong · salsa de gambas
French
pâte de crevettes · pâte de crevette
Italian
pasta di gamberetti · pasta di gamberi
Portuguese
pasta de camarão
German
Garnelenpaste · Bagoong Terong · Bagoong · Shrimp-Paste
Dutch
garnalenpasta · trassi · trassie · bagoong
Russian
креветочная паста
Polish
pasta krewetkowa
Arabic
معجون الروبيان
Persian
سس میگو
Hebrew
ממרח שרימפס
Chinese
蝦醬 · 蝦糕 · 蝦羔 · 馬拉盞

Show all 34 languages

Balinese
sere · sera
Banjar
acan
Basque
ganba-pasta
Burmese
ငါးပိ
Cantonese
鹹蝦醬 · 蝦醬
Catalan
pasta de gambes · pasta de gamba · bagoong alamang · belachan
Czech
krevetová pasta
Esperanto
pasto de salikoko
Filipino
bagoong alamang
Icelandic
rækjumauk
Indonesian
terasi
Japanese
シュリンプペースト
Javanese
trasi · Terasi
kge
caluk
Korean
새우장
Malay
belacan · بلاچن
mnw
နဲကဲကၠောန်ခရံက်(ဟရံက်)
Pangasinan
Pasta na hipon
Simplified Chinese
虾酱
Sundanese
tarasi
Thai
กะปิ
Traditional Chinese
蝦醬
Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China)
蝦醬
Ukrainian
креветкова паста
Vietnamese
mắm tôm

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

Wikidata item: Q1127705

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