Cultural background
Shrimp sauce is essential when making kimchi and is also served with grilled pork belly. It delivers a deep umami flavor through fermentation and is one of Korea's traditional fermented foods.
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Ingredients
How it's made
- 1Clean and prepare the small shrimp.
- 2Sprinkle salt over the shrimp and mix well.
- 3Place the salted shrimp in a jar to ferment.
- 4Once fermentation is complete, store it in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
* Estimated values per serving.
Allergens
Contains seafood, so it is not suitable for vegetarian and halal diets.
How to order
새우젓 주세요
Sae-u-jeot ju-se-yo
Please give me shrimp sauce