Shrimp paste or shrimp sauce, is a common ingredient used in Southeast Asian and Southern Chinese cuisine. It is known as terasi (also spelled trassi, terasie) in Indonesian, Ngapi in Burmese kapi (กะปิ) in Thai and Lao language, belacan (also spelled belachan, blachang, balachong) in Malay, mắm tôm in Vietnamese, bagoong alamang (also known as bagoong aramang) in Filipino and 蝦醬 in Chinese.It is made from fermented ground shrimp, sun dried and then cut into fist-sized rectangular blocks. It is not designed, nor customarily used for immediate consumption and has to be fully cooked prior to consumption. It can be only be used as a condiment upon fully cooking since it is raw! To many Westerners unfamiliar with this condiment, the smell can be extremely repulsive (compare with asafoetida); however, it is an essential ingredient in many curries and sauces. Shrimp paste can be found in most meals in Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines after it is cooked, it is often used as an ingredient in dipping sauce for fish or vegetables.

New Orleans BBQ shrimp are not like the ones that you throw on a grill, lightly seasoned and great for summer cookouts. Down south we bake and serve the shrimp, unpeeled in a rich and spicy lemon-butter sauce, which is then sopped up with hunks of crusty French bread. Happy Mardi Gras Guys!

Specific wine pairings for seafood with rich creamy sauces, shrimp, oysters, clams, mussels, mahi-mahi, salmon, sturgeon, cod, lobster, tuna, shark, swordfish, and calamari.

Here is a light and healthy version of the deep fried spring rolls, which can be found on virtually every Chinese food menu. Summer rolls are an un-fried version of the appetizer, and they are served cold with a zesty dipping sauce. This recipe is vegetarian, but you can easily add chicken or shrimp to turn it into a healthy entree.

By The Laughing Chef / When one thinks of shrimp cocktail, thoughts tend to jump quickly to the end product – seafood dredged through cocktail sauce and eaten. Very few think of the process by which the shrimp is turned from gray and slimy lumps into something not just edible but delicious.

There are a wide variety of ways to make jambalaya, with chicken and sausage, or shrimp, or ham, or even duck or alligator. Some involve tomatoes and tomato sauce, some use chicken or beef stock instead.