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Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!
I almost picked up a can of this at the market Monday... didn't. Regretting it now.
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If you're actually cooking with shrimp, you won't notice a difference between shrimp paste and fish sauce when cooking. perfectly OK to use that instead.
It's best when you want a little shrimpy flavor in your umami, but aren't actually putting shrimp in the dish. Like if you're making a glaze for other meats [satay], or are flavoring rice or rice w/veg filling [dim sum].