Dishes made with shrimp paste
15 dishes from around the world that list shrimp paste as a main ingredient.
Laing
🇵🇭 PhilippinesTaro leaves and meat or seafood simmered in spiced coconut milk
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Bún bò HuếMeat
🇻🇳 VietnamCentral Vietnamese noodle soup with beef, pork, lemongrass and shrimp paste
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Green papaya saladຕຳຫມາກຫຸ່ງ
🇱🇦 Laos and 4 moreShredded unripe papaya pounded with chili, lime, fish sauce and other seasonings
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
KaredokVegetarianᮊᮛᮦᮓᮧᮊ᮪
🇮🇩 IndonesiaRaw vegetables tossed in a spicy peanut sauce from West Java
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
Kaeng somแกงส้ม
🇹🇭 Thailand and 2 moreA sour and spicy fish curry with vegetables from Thailand and Southeast Asia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Bicol ExpressMeatsinilihan
🇵🇭 PhilippinesA spicy Filipino stew of pork, chili peppers and coconut milk
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Chả cá Lã VọngFish or seafood
🇻🇳 Vietnam and 1 moreGrilled turmeric-marinated fish with dill, served with noodles and shrimp paste sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Khao chaeข้าวแช่
🇹🇭 ThailandFragrant rice in cool scented water, served with savoury and sweet sides
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Kaeng tai plaFish or seafoodแกงไตปลา
🇹🇭 ThailandSouthern Thai curry made with fermented fish entrails sauce and vegetables
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Bún mắm
🇻🇳 Vietnam and 1 moreSouthern Vietnamese noodle soup with fermented fish broth and seafood
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Laing: Lokalpedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bún bò Huế: Kham Tran - www.khamtran.com, CC BY 3.0, source
- Green papaya salad: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Karedok: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kaeng som: Xufanc, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bicol Express: Judgefloro, CC0, source
- Chả cá Lã Vọng: tuhang, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kaeng tai pla: Xufanc, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bún mắm: Alpha, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Khao chae: Williamvonga, CC BY-SA 4.0, source