Surprisingly, parippu refers to dried shrimp meat. In the early 1920s, a trader named Azheekal Kochappu, who lived here began exporting dried shrimp meat, also called chemmeen parippu, to Burma ...

Sakura shrimp belong to the Sergestid family. They are tiny and pink, and are named poetically after sakura (cherry blossoms). Dried scallops (conpoy) are sold in some Chinese supermarkets ...

Dried shrimp roe noodles come in small bundles that weigh about 50g (1¾oz). They keep for months in the pantry. One bundle is enough for a light meal, but if you have a large appetite ...