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Sea tiger shrimp

seatiger

Penaeus monodon They live in depth up to 110 metres in marine habitat... Read More

Penaeus monodon They live in depth up to 110 metres in marine habitat, mostly live at the bottom. Sea tiger is the marine sea caught variant of black tiger, giving reddish tinge on the legs and swimmerets giving a rusty brown colour.. IT is also identified by alternate white and black stripes. Can grown upto 20 cm and weight upto 50 grams. They live in sandy or muddy bottom. Tiger shrimp mature and breed in marine habitat and young ones grow in the estuarine habitat. Tiger shrimp: Mild flavor with a sweet taste and a crunchy texture View Less

Bamboo

bamboo

Penaeus sp One favourite shrimp of the Japanese, It can grow up to 20 cm and weigh up... Read More

Penaeus sp One favourite shrimp of the Japanese, It can grow up to 20 cm and weigh up to 40 grams. They can be identified by the pinkish bands on the shell. One of flabour some shrimp in the marine. View Less

Flower shrimp

Flower shrimp

Penaeus sp One favourite shrimp of the Japanese, It can grow up to 20 cm and weigh up... Read More

Penaeus sp One favourite shrimp of the Japanese, It can grow up to 20 cm and weigh up to 40 grams. They can be identified by the pinkish bands on the shell. One of flabour some shrimp in the marine. View Less

Brown shrimp

Brown shrimp

Metapenaeus sp One of the tastiest shrimp they have slightly rough... Read More

Metapenaeus sp One of the tastiest shrimp they have slightly rough shell comparing with other shrimps. They have grayish pinkish shade on the body. Pink shrimp: Mild to medium flavour with a medium texture Brown shrimp: Robust flavour with medium texture. View Less

Poovalan

Poovalan

Metapenaeus sp One of the tastiest shrimp they have slightly rough... Read More

Metapenaeus sp One of the tastiest shrimp they have slightly rough shell comparing with other shrimps. They have grayish pinkish shade on the body. Pink shrimp: Mild to medium flavour with a medium texture Brown shrimp: Robust flavour with medium texture. View Less

Indian white prawn

Indian white prawn

Fenneropenaeus indicus Indian white prawn found in South & East Africa... Read More

Fenneropenaeus indicus Indian white prawn found in South & East Africa, Arabian peninsula, Indian subcontinent , South Asian countries and south China. It can grow up to 20 centimeters and weigh up to 25 grams. Colour generally whitish with grey or pinkish tinge. White shrimp: Mild flavour with a slightly salty, shrimpy taste and firm texture. View Less

Karrikady

Karrikady

Parapenaeopsis stylifera Shrimps have light to dark grayish tinge on the shell. They grow up to 10 cm and weigh up to 15 grams in weight.

Thelly

Thelly

Harina

harina

King prawn

Kingprawn

Deep sea shrimp/Red ring

redring

Roshna

Roshna

Shrimp is the most popular seafood eaten in the world. Shrimp are bellowed for their mild, sweet flavor and firm, juicy texture. They are a versatile ingredient in almost any recipe from appetizer to main dish. There is no clear cut definition for both, in general east. Asians use term shrimp and British use the term Prawn. Also term prawn more often used for larger forms and shrimp applied to smaller size species. Belong to same family as crab and Lobster. They belong to Order: Decapoda means they have 10 legsShrimps are decapod crustaceans (5 pairs of legs), elongated body with swimming mode of locomotion. Shrimps are found in seafloor and estuaries, as well as in rivers and lakes. Term shrimp and prawn are synonymous to each other, they are colloquial term which lack formal definition, most of the east asian countries use term shrimp, english speaking communities uses Prawn, in USA both the terms used smaller ones are shrimps and larger species are prawns, it doesn't have clear definition.

Gujarathi – Jingo Jimbo
Marathi – Safed zinga
Konkani – Dhave sungal
Kannada - Bilisegadi, Boldu yetti
Malayalam – chemmeen,
Tamil – eral
Telugu – royya
Oriya – Chapda, reyya
Bengali – Chapra

Shrimps cook very fast, 2-4 minutes in boiling water depends on the size of the shrimp. Meat turns opaque from moist and transluscent. It is important not to overcook shrimp or it will become dry and rubbery. Shrimps cooking time will differ greatly by size as well as if you cook them in the shell or out of the shell. Shrimp in the shell take slightly longer to cook than shrimp without the shell, but retain more flavour. Large size shrimps are good for grilling. Medium and small size shrimps are good for regular cooking for Indian curry.

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