The sound of stone against stone, reducing shallots, garlic, galangal, lemongrass, and Thai chilies into a paste and releasing the pungent fragrance of shrimp paste is almost a Proustian memory ...

If you are vegan or vegetarian, read the labels of whatever you’re buying, as some brands contain seafood-based ingredients, such as shrimp paste or fish sauce. Chile peppers, garlic ...

Pork offal with shrimp paste is a dish many foreigners approach with caution, but one adventurous traveler was pleasantly surprised. Choi Jongrak, a South Korean content creator, has lived in Ho Chi ...

a protein dish — stir-fried beef in a sauce thickened with shrimp paste; and much more besides. I take a bite of stir-fried jícama (a turnip-like root vegetable) and dried prawns, garlanded ...

Vietnamese cuisine’s bold and unique flavors captivated an Australian singer during his first encounter with fermented shrimp paste and pickled eggplant. An Australian musician’s first encounter with ...

Other shrimp paste, like those from Vietnam and Thailand, just aren’t the same. “The stuff we use is bagoong alamang, which has a very pink hue that I love. It brings color to the bicol express.