On 2013-06-04, jmcquown > wrote:

> I did mention I might get the urge to make shrimp stock. Naturally
> I'd save the shells (into the freezer they'll go). I love most fish and
> seafood. I was known as the soup queen for a while. I eat soup year
> round. Yet I've never made fish soup.

Knorr usta make shrimp bullion cubes. Don't know if they still do, as
their website says nothing about it, but still plenty around on the
web. Probably NOS. yuk. They were OK. Better than a
poke in the eye with a sharp stick. La Tienda makes some. May be
better. Never tried it. I made some shrimp stock from frozen shrimp
shells. The shell can be as rancid as the shrimp. meh....

For fish stock, I prefer Japanese dashi, even instant, over Knorr fish
bullion cubes. The Japanese use dashi for everything, so it's pretty
easy to find instant and it's of pretty good quality. I used it for
fish stock based dishes when I didn't have a buncha fish heads to
boil. Only prob with instant dashi is finding one that's MSG free.

nb