Definition

Noun: A smooth, spreadable food product made by grinding cooked fish or shellfish into a fine paste, often seasoned and used as a sandwich filling or a condiment.

Usage

"Fishpaste" is an uncountable noun. It refers to the prepared food substance itself, not to an individual unit. It is typically used with determiners like "some," "the," or "this." - Would you like some fishpaste on your cracker? - This fishpaste has a very strong smell. - He spread the fishpaste thinly on the bread.

Examples

• For a quick snack, she made a sandwich with fishpaste and cucumber.
• The distinctive taste of the fishpaste comes from anchovies and herbs.
• Fishpaste is a common ingredient in some traditional coastal cuisines.

Advanced Usage

• "to be like fishpaste": An informal simile describing something that has been crushed, compressed, or rendered into a soft, uniform mass.

Variants and Related Words

• Fish paste: An alternative spelling, often written as two words.
• Pâté: While often made from liver, some seafood pâtés are similar to fishpaste.
• Paste: The general category of smooth, spreadable foods.

Synonyms

• Seafood paste
• Fish spread

Antonyms

• Whole fish
• Fish fillet

Noun

1. a paste of fish or shellfish