Dishes made with shrimp
30 dishes from around the world that list shrimp as a main ingredient.
Tofu skin roll
🇨🇳 ChinaTofu skin wrapped around a savoury filling, served steamed or fried as dim sum
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Spring roll春卷
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreA thin wrapper rolled around vegetables or meat, served fried or fresh
Main dish, Snacks, Lunch
Wonton云吞
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreChinese dumplings with a thin wrapper, filled and served in soup or fried
Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner
Jambalaya
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreLouisiana rice cooked with meats, vegetables and spices in one pot
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Teppanyaki鉄板焼き
🇯🇵 Japan and 1 moreJapanese dishes cooked on a flat iron griddle, often prepared in front of diners
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Chawanmushi茶碗蒸し
🇯🇵 JapanJapanese steamed egg custard with savoury fillings
Main dish
Shumai烧卖 / 燒賣
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreChinese dumplings filled with seasoned meat, often served as dim sum
Dumpling, Breakfast, Lunch
Rissole
🇫🇷 France and 5 morePastry or breadcrumbed parcels with savoury or sweet fillings, fried or baked
Pie or savoury pastry, Snacks, Lunch
Po' boy
🇺🇸 United StatesA Louisiana sandwich on crusty French bread with meat or fried seafood fillings
Sandwich or wrap, Lunch, Dinner
DouhuaVegan豆花
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreSoft tofu served as a sweet or savoury snack across East and Southeast Asia
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Snacks
Gỏi cuốn
🇻🇳 Vietnam and 5 moreVietnamese rolls of pork, shrimp, noodles and herbs wrapped in rice paper
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Wonton noodlesMeat雲吞麵
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreEgg noodles in broth with wonton dumplings, from Cantonese cooking
Noodle or pasta dish, Lunch, Dinner
Briouatبريوات
🇲🇦 MoroccoMoroccan turnovers with sweet or savory fillings, wrapped in thin pastry
Pie or savoury pastry, Snacks
Har gowFish or seafood蝦餃
🇨🇳 ChinaTranslucent shrimp dumplings served as part of Cantonese dim sum
Dumpling, Lunch, Tea time
VatapáMeat
🇧🇷 BrazilA creamy Brazilian dish of bread, shrimp, coconut milk, peanuts and palm oil
Main dish
SuyaMeat
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreSpiced grilled meat skewers from the Hausa tradition of northern Nigeria
Main dish, Dinner, Snacks
Yangzhou fried riceMeat扬州炒饭
🇨🇳 China and 3 moreChinese-style fried rice with pork, shrimp, egg and mixed vegetables
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Ndolé
🇨🇲 CameroonCameroonian stew of peanuts, leafy greens, and seafood or meat
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Bagoong
🇵🇭 PhilippinesFermented fish or shrimp paste used as a salty Filipino condiment
Sauce, pickle or ferment
FideuàFish or seafood
🇪🇸 SpainSeafood and noodle dish from the Valencian coast, cooked in a wide shallow pan
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Mì Quảng
🇻🇳 VietnamCentral Vietnamese rice noodles with meat, herbs, and a little turmeric broth
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Peppersoup
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreA spicy, watery soup made with meat or fish and West African spices
Soup, Dinner, Lunch
Arroz chaufa
🇵🇪 PeruPeruvian fried rice with meat, egg, vegetables and soy sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
AguachileFish or seafood
🇲🇽 MexicoRaw shrimp and fish marinated in chili, lime and vegetables from Sinaloa
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
RavitotoMeat
🇲🇬 MadagascarCrushed cassava leaves cooked with pork, a staple of Madagascar
Main dish
Al ajillo
🇪🇸 Spain and 2 moreSeafood, meat or mushrooms cooked with garlic and chili in Spanish and Latin cuisines
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Shrimp and gritsFish or seafood
🇺🇸 United StatesSautéed shrimp served over creamy cornmeal porridge from the Lowcountry
Main dish, Breakfast
Romeritos
🇲🇽 MexicoBoiled seepweed sprigs in mole sauce, often with potatoes, nopales and shrimp
Main dish
Acarajé
🇧🇷 Brazil and 3 moreBlack-eyed pea fritters fried in palm oil and stuffed with spicy pastes
Street food, Snacks, Lunch
Diri ak djon djon
🇭🇹 HaitiRice cooked with black mushrooms from northern Haiti
Rice dish, Lunch, Dinner
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Har gow: sfllaw of Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Ndolé: PRA, CC BY 3.0, source
- Acarajé: Claudia Baiana, Public domain, source
- Spring roll: No machine-readable author provided. Rose SP Ring~commonswiki assumed, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Vatapá: Elingunnur, CC BY 3.0, source
- Po' boy: The original uploader was Perlow at English Wikipedia ., Public domain, source
- Briouat: Christian Muise, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Suya: WhisperToMe, CC0, source
- Wonton: Oldie~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Arroz chaufa: Dtarazona, Public domain, source
- Peppersoup: bob walker, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Tofu skin roll: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Teppanyaki: Kelly Cookson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Ravitoto: lovarakotomalala, CC BY 2.0, source
- Al ajillo: Paul Keller, CC BY 2.0, source
- Shrimp and grits: Jason Riedy, CC BY 2.0, source
- Romeritos: Mevystark, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chawanmushi: Brücke-Osteuropa, CC0, source
- Shumai: Kent Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Douhua: 阿道, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Jambalaya: pelican, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Gỏi cuốn: Unknown author, CC BY 2.0, source
- Wonton noodles: avlxyz, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Fideuà: Jorge Díaz, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Yangzhou fried rice: stu_spivack, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bagoong: Judgefloro, CC0, source
- Mì Quảng: Gary Stevens, CC BY 2.0, source
- Rissole: PD-self, Public domain, source