Some popular dishes that use fermented bean paste as a key ingredient include Korean doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew), Chinese mapo tofu (spicy tofu dish), and Japanese miso soup.
Some traditional Korean dishes that use fermented soybean paste as a key ingredient include Doenjang Jjigae (soybean paste stew), Doenjang Guk (soybean paste soup), and Bibimbap (mixed rice with vegetables and meat).
Soy Beans. Its a fermented paste made from soybeans. :]
Some popular recipes that use doubanjiang as a key ingredient include Mapo Tofu, Sichuan Hot Pot, and Twice-Cooked Pork. Doubanjiang is a spicy and savory fermented bean paste commonly used in Sichuan cuisine to add depth of flavor and heat to dishes.
Some popular dishes that feature the unique annatto flavor as a key ingredient include arroz con pollo, a traditional Latin American dish of rice and chicken, and cochinita pibil, a Mexican dish of slow-roasted pork marinated in annatto paste.
Some popular dishes that can be made using soybean paste include Korean doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew), Japanese miso soup, and Chinese mapo tofu.
It is Miso....
Some popular dishes that can be made using Thai roasted red chili paste include spicy stir-fries, curries, soups, and marinades for grilled meats or seafood.
Some popular recipes that use Thai red chili paste as a key ingredient include Thai red curry, spicy stir-fries, and marinades for grilled meats or seafood.
shrimp paste
Miso is an aged fermented soybean paste which may also have wheat, rice or barley. It contains no pork. Some pork dishes do have miso as a flavoring agent or broth base.
prahok
Shrimp paste or belacan as it is commonly known in Singapore is rich in protein and vitamins and essential ingredient for making chilli pastes and curry pastes in Asian cooking. It must be cooked before consuming and it adds a delicious aroma to cooked food. The lighter type of shrimp paste is used mainly for making dipping sauces or as marinades and the darker ones for making curry paste. If you go to allrecipes.com and do a search for recipes with shrimp paste as an ingredient, it comes up with many dishes that may interest you