Salted Shrimp

[GlorifiedRice]

I have been eating this Korean salad everyday for the past 4 days.

The recipe is from an H-Mart recipe card. Its in broken english.

The dressing has tiny salted shrimp in it. Is it safe to use these raw out of the jar?

Are these cooked or raw in jar?

Im not going to fill in WHY Im curious but I think you can surmise....

[Domestic Goddess]

Yes, you can use it raw. It is also used in the making of kimchi, actually one of the essential ingredients. I've used it raw for dips or dressing and also use it in cooking.

[sun]

Sometimes I find it weird to see those tiny pairs of shrimp eyes looking at me from my mom's home-made kimchee.

Once as when I was a kid, I was feeling nauseated, but had trouble actually vomiting. My mom gave me a small spoonful of the shrimp liquid. So super salty! She told me it would make me vomit and feel better - it worked.

Edited July 27, 2007 by sun (log)