Home Taste Dried Shrimp

Dried shrimp (and crayfish) are the flavor backbone of West African cooking — no serious cook's kitchen is without them. These tiny, sun-dried crustaceans are ground and added to nearly every soup, stew, and sauce in Nigerian and Ghanaian cuisine. They provide the deep umami flavor that makes West African food so distinctive and satisfying. A pinch of ground dried shrimp can transform a simple dish into something extraordinary.