 It is used in many African countries like Nigeria when preparing many dishes involving vegetables, typically cooked in oil with vegetables like spinach, pepper and tomato sauce.Dried shrimp is commonly found in markets all throughout Mexico and perhaps their best-known use is in the "meatballs" that accompany the traditional Christmas dish romeritos.Dried shrimp is also used for dried shrimp patties that is cooked in a red sauce with cactus (nopales).