CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What is the difference between shrimp and prawns?

1. What is the difference between prawns and shrimps?

The shrimp that people usually refer to is the tiger prawn. It has a hard shell with obvious yellow-red stripes, is small in size, tastes crispy and sweet, and has no spines on its forehead (shrimp guns). The appearance of the prawn is similar to that of the tiger prawn, but it is large in size, has spines on its forehead, has hard shrimp meat, and tastes inferior to the shrimp and has no sweetness.

How to distinguish between prawns and shrimps:

1. Prawns

New shrimps are commonly known as Ma shrimps and Jiwei shrimps. Most people call them Jiwei shrimps. Jiwei shrimps are bred in freshwater and cultured in seawater. They are named because of "enclosure culture". Jiwei shrimps look like prawns, but their shells are softer than prawns, and their bodies are not as big as prawns. They are generally the size of a middle finger. The estuary sea area along the coast of Guangdong has a high yield, and they are fat, thin-shelled, and delicious. Juvenile Jiwei shrimps (no more than 6cm) are dark green to dark green, and adult shrimps (more than 6cm) are light brown-yellow, with dense light brown spots on their bodies. Some js in the market use white shrimps (prawns) to impersonate Jiwei shrimps. When choosing, you should pay attention to the color and spots. It is easy to identify.

2. Prawns

An arthropod with a body length of 15-20 cm and a thin, transparent shell. The barbels on the second pair of antennae are very long. The meat is delicious and is one of my country's specialties. It is mainly produced in the Yellow Sea and Bohai Bay. In the past, it was often sold in pairs in the market, so it was called prawns. It is also called prawns.

Penaeid shrimp is a genus of Penaeididae in the superfamily Penaeoidea of ​​the order Decapoda. There are 28 species in the world, 7 species in the Atlantic coast of America, 6 species in the Pacific coast, 14 species in the Indo-West Pacific, 1 species in the Pacific and Mediterranean, and 1 species in West Africa. There are 10 species in China, which live in tropical and subtropical shallow seas. The Penaeid shrimp are large, commonly known as prawns. The adult female is generally 16 to 22 cm long and weighs about 50 to 80 grams. The largest can reach 30 cm and weigh 250 grams. The male is smaller, 13 to 18 cm long and weighs 30 to 50 grams. They are often sold in pairs in northern China, so they are called prawns.

3. The difference between the two:

(1) The appearance of the prawn is similar to that of the tiger prawn, but it is larger, has spines on its forehead, and has hard meat. It tastes worse than the mud shrimp and has no sweetness. Grass shrimp and white shrimp are similar in appearance. Grass shrimp are dark green in color and have a harder skin, while white shrimp are gray in color, larger in size, have thin skin, and no obvious stripes. They are not crispy or sweet. As for sand shrimp, also known as big-headed shrimp, they have thick antennae and a smaller head and tail. They do not look like tiger prawns.

(2) "Jiwei" refers to the cage culture method near the coast. However, the Jiwei shrimp people generally refer to is not white shrimp, but tiger prawn. It has a hard shell with obvious yellow-red stripes, is small in size, tastes crisp and sweet, has no spines on its forehead (shrimp gun), and has a market price of about 100 to 200 yuan. Jiwei shrimp can survive in water temperatures of about 10°C. Due to the restrictions on the growth period and the closure period, the price is generally high from November to April of the following year.

2. The difference between mantis shrimp and shrimp

The difference between mantis shrimp and shrimp

There are many common names for mantis shrimp. When caught, mantis shrimp will spray transparent liquid from its abdomen, which is very similar to peeing, so it is also called lazy pee shrimp and peeing shrimp. In addition, it is also called mantis shrimp, shrimp crawler, crawling shrimp, shrimp goby, belt shrimp, shrimp lady, shrimp man, mantis shrimp, peeing shrimp, peeing shrimp, shrimp dog bullet, bullet shrimp, rich shrimp, mantis shrimp, flower-buying worm, shrimp skin bullet worm, silkworm shrimp, shrimp untalented, water scorpion, mantis shrimp, and in Penglai Dajijia and other places, it is also called "official hat shrimp" because its tail looks like a black gauze hat when viewed upside down. There are so many names, which shows that it is more popular among the crowd, so it is understandable that it has become a net celebrity.

The mud shrimp (sand shrimp) is also known as the new blade shrimp. It has special patterns on its body and some yellow dots at the end of its legs. Its shape is very special. The mud shrimp's forehead is relatively straight, and usually only the upper edge has 7 to 9 serrations, which is different from ordinary shrimps. The mud shrimp costs about 150 yuan per catty, and the South American white shrimp costs 30 or 40 yuan per catty. The cheap mud shrimp on the market are almost all fake South American white shrimps. They look similar in shape, but the taste is very different.

Delicious recipe for mantis shrimp

Baked mantis shrimp with egg yolk

Ingredients: 1 pound of mantis shrimp, 3 salted egg yolks, some salt, some green onions, some ginger

Steps

1. Wash the mantis shrimp in clean water and drain.

2. Use an egg white separator to separate the yolk from the salted duck eggs.

3. Pour 2/3 of camellia oil into the pot and heat the oil over high heat until it is 80% hot.

4. Pour 2/3 of camellia oil into the pot and heat the oil over high heat until it is 80% hot.

5. Pour in the drained mantis shrimp

6. Take out all the fish after frying for 30 seconds

7. Turn on the high heat again and heat the oil to 80% hot.

8. Fry the mantis shrimps that were previously removed for 1 minute and set aside.

9. Leave some oil in the pan, add the salted egg yolk, and fry over low heat until the egg yolk starts to become sandy.

10. Add the chopped scallion and ginger, stir-fry until the egg yolk sand turns golden yellow, add a little salt and pour in the fried mantis shrimp.

11. Stir-fry until each shrimp is evenly coated with egg yolk and serve.

Tips

1. When frying mantis shrimp, be sure to drain as much water as possible to avoid hot oil splashing during frying.

2. The stove at home is not powerful enough, so fry the mantis shrimp again. This will make it crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and the freshness of the mantis shrimp will be fully preserved.

3. Use low heat when frying the salted egg yolks, as high heat will easily burn the egg yolks.

4. Salted egg yolks are already salty, so you don’t need to add salt when making this dish.

Delicious way to cook shrimp

Ingredients: salad oil, salt, ginger, garlic, 2 teaspoons cooking wine, soy sauce, 1 tablespoon oyster sauce, chives, 1 teaspoon fish sauce, chili pepper, 1 tablespoon tomato sauce, a little sugar

How to cook spicy shrimp

1. Wash the shrimps, cut off the whiskers and legs, pick out the sand line with a toothpick, add a little salt and cooking wine, mix well, and marinate for 10 minutes.

2. Chop the red pepper (the amount is up to you. My son only used half of it because his mouth was damaged). Chop the garlic.

3. Take a bowl and add chili powder, garlic powder, fish sauce, soy sauce, cooking wine, sauce, oyster sauce, salt, etc.

4. Add oil to the pan, when it is 50% hot, add the marinated shrimp and serve.

5. Add oil to a clean pan, add minced ginger and sauté until fragrant, pour in the prepared sauce and bring to a boil, add the cooked shrimp, simmer over medium heat for 3 minutes, stir-fry while collecting the sauce, until the shrimp is coated with the sauce, then serve with chopped green onions.

3. Do prawns live in fresh water or sea water? What is the difference between prawns and shrimps?

Prawns live in seawater and belong to marine shrimps. Prawns are shrimps, which can be divided into sedentary shrimps and migratory shrimps. Japanese shrimps, broad-grooved shrimps, European shrimps, Bohai shrimps, etc. are sedentary shrimps, while Chinese shrimps, black shrimps, long-haired shrimps, etc. are migratory shrimps; the former live in shallow coastal waters and often dive into the sandy bottom during the day, while the latter live in turbid waters along estuaries and have a larger range of activities, often moving and migrating over a large range.

1. Do prawns live in fresh water or sea water?

1. Because prawns are sea shrimps, they live in sea water.

2. Introduction to prawns

(1) Prawns, also known as shrimps, are one of the important seafood in my country. They have thick meat, delicious taste and are rich in protein.

(2) Prawns live in shallow sea mud layers and migrate to lay eggs in spring. They can be caught in spring to obtain shrimp eggs. Most of the parent shrimps die after spawning, and the young shrimps grow into adults in autumn. It can be seen that shrimps grow and reproduce very quickly and have a lifespan of one year.

(3) Prawns are also known as penaeid shrimps, which can be divided into sedentary types (such as Japanese shrimp, broad-grooved shrimp, European shrimp, Bohai shrimp, etc.) and migratory types (such as Chinese shrimp, black shrimp, long-haired shrimp, etc.). The former type lives in shallow coastal waters and often dives into the sandy bottom during the day, with a small range of activities; the latter type lives in turbid waters along estuaries and has a larger range of activities, often moving and migrating over a large area.

2. What is the difference between prawns and shrimps?

1. Different shells: The shell of the king prawn is thinner, with thorns on the forehead, no obvious stripes on the body, and no spots; the shell of the mud shrimp is harder, with no thorns on the forehead, obvious yellow-red stripes on the body, and the body is covered with dense light brown spots.

2. Different body shapes: Mantis shrimps are large in size; Prawns are relatively small in size.

3. Different body colors: The body of the prawn is smooth and transparent, the female is blue-green, and the male is brown-yellow; the body of the young shrimp is dark green to dark green, and the body of the adult shrimp is light brown-yellow.

4. Different taste: The taste of prawns is neither crispy nor sweet; the taste of shrimps is fresh and refreshing.

5. Different prices: Compared with the market prices of mud shrimp and prawns, the market price of mud shrimp is relatively higher.