Use a Spoonful of Shrimp Paste When You Can't Find Anchovies
by Joel Kahn on Skillet, shared by Joel Kahn to Lifeh from Lifehacker on (#542QN)
Yesterday I found myself in quite the umami conundrum. I'd set out to make homemade caesar dressing, and had all the ingredients-lemon juice, parmesan, egg yolk, garlic-but found that my pantry lacked canned anchovy fillets, the briny backbone of the dish.