aem wrote:
> On Aug 4, 8:26 pm, Omelet > wrote:
>> Both can add an indescribable richness to some recipes.
>> I'm wondering if they are interchangeable.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
> I'd think not. Certainly they are both rich and strong and could play
> similar roles as flavorings, but they taste too different to be
> interchangeable. I can see debating which to use in a particular
> dish, knowing either might give me something good, but they'd be two
> different good things. Not interchangeable. -aem

I also think not. Anchovies were sometimes substituted for shrimp
paste in older cookbooks though.

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Jean B.