The difference between Shopee and dried shrimps

The biggest difference between Shopee and dried shrimps is the type of shrimp used. Also, the dried shrimps are peeled. The skin of shrimps is not peeled.

1. Shopee is a dried product made from hairy shrimp. Because the shrimps are too small, there is basically no other way to eat them except to make them into shrimp skins.

One kind is raw and dried shrimps, and the other is cooked and dried shrimps. If dried shrimps are dried raw, the hairy shrimps caught in the net are usually dried on the spot and processed into dried shrimps. Cooked and sun-dried shrimp skin is made by catching hairy shrimps growing in the ocean, cooking them and drying them.

2. Shrimp, our most common name is sea rice, is a cooked and dried product after shrimps are cooked, sun-dried and peeled. Note that the dried shrimps are peeled.

(1) For example, the famous golden hooked sea rice is full of meat, golden in color and shaped like a hook, so it is called golden hooked sea rice. Golden Hook Sea Rice is made from Eagle Claw Shrimp.

(2) Other shrimps can also be made into sea rice, such as scallop shrimps. This kind of shrimp does not seem to be found in many other places in China. It is smaller than the eagle claw shrimp, but its umami taste is very good.

How to distinguish between shrimp skin, dried shrimp, dried shrimp and meat

1. Shrimp skin

Shop skin is made of hairy shrimp, because the hairy shrimp is too small and there is basically no The only other way to eat it is to make it into shrimp skin. The hairy shrimp caught in the net can generally be dried on site and processed into shrimp skin.

Shop skin also has meat inside, but the meat is so small that it looks like there is only skin, so it is called shrimp skin. Don’t make the mistake of thinking that shrimp skin means removing the shells from the shrimps and drying the shells is the skin of the shrimps. Shrimp skin is the whole shrimp dried in the sun, but it is too small and looks like there is no meat, just the skin.

Although shrimp skin is small, its nutritional value is the same as that of larger shrimps, and because shrimp skin is mainly the shell of shrimp, it contains high calcium and has a good calcium supplement effect. Generally, it can be added to stir-fries and soups to enhance the flavor and replace MSG.

2. Shrimp

Dried shrimp, our most common name is dried shrimp, is a dried product made by cooking, drying and peeling shrimp. It is generally made from small and medium-sized eagle claw shrimps, scalloped shrimps, etc. Note that the dried shrimps are peeled.

3. Dried shrimp

Dried shrimp and dried shrimp are both dried shrimp products. However, the dried shrimps are peeled. Dried shrimps are best left unpeeled. (Of course, there are also a small number of dried shrimp products that are peeled)

Also, shrimp is usually used as an auxiliary ingredient in soups and stir-fries. Dried shrimps are generally used as snacks. They have low salt content and can be eaten directly. Of course, some people also like to eat dried shrimps as snacks, so you can buy dried shrimps with a lower salt content.

Dried shrimps are made from small and medium-sized eagle claw shrimps, scalloped shrimps, etc.; dried shrimps are made from larger shrimps, such as white shrimps, green shrimps, bamboo shrimps, etc. Therefore, the smaller ones are called shrimps, and the larger ones are called dried shrimps.

4. Shrimp meat

Shrimp meat is pure shrimp meat after removing the heads, tails and shells of fresh shrimps. It needs to be frozen and stored. After thawing, it can be eaten as fresh shrimps. A product that is very much in line with popular demand. You can generally buy frozen shrimp in the frozen section of supermarkets.