Sour Soup with Shrimp

Canh chua, literally “sour soup,” is a tamarind-based broth dish from the Mekong Delta region that can be made with seafood, chicken, or vegetables. In contrast to the popular Thai tamarind-based soup, tom yum, the flavor profile of Vietnamese canh chua is a balance of sour and sweet as opposed to sour and spicy. The most traditional version is made with skin-on fish, but both my wife and I never liked that when we were growing up, so our moms would make this comforting dish with shrimp ins