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
Miso paste
Isolated Protein "Soy"
A great substitute is soy yogurt.
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Soy is commonly used as a meat substitute for vegetarians. Soy is also as food for animals.
Soy flour is an acceptable substitute in many recipes.
Soy sauce is a condiment made with the paste of fermented soy beans.
Soy Nut
Soy Beans. Its a fermented paste made from soybeans. :]
dark is more sweet but soy has a bit more spice
It depends on what you are using it for. If you are making your own almond paste just substitute rose water for the almond extract.
Try regular soy sauce, it just isn't as thick.