shrimp
I didn't think much at that time, so I ordered these shrimps readily. When I got home, my daughter-in-law saw my bag of shrimp and said it was white shrimp. At ordinary times, as long as 15 yuan is about a catty, the lowest price has been reduced to 10 yuan a catty. She also found a picture of white shrimp in her mobile phone, which is exactly the same as what I bought.
White shrimp
Later, my daughter-in-law is an expert in the kitchen and told me that there are three kinds of common shrimps in the seafood market, namely, new shrimps, white shrimps and prawns. Although they look alike, their tastes and prices are quite different. Therefore, some small traders often confuse genuine products with genuine products and pass cheap shrimp off as high-priced shrimp. Today I will compare these three kinds of shrimp with you. I hope you can distinguish it quickly and accurately in the future and be smart consumers.
I. Neopenaeus monodon
It is easy for ordinary people to confuse Penaeus monodon with Penaeus vannamei and Penaeus vannamei. In fact, we can distinguish it by three points. The first kind of prawn is relatively small, with a body length of 10- 15cm, which is a whole circle smaller than that of prawn, and its body is yellow. Second, look at the shrimp feet. The foot end of the new prawn is a little red. Third, look at the forehead sword, which is a thorn protruding from the shrimp head. The upper part of the frontal sword of Penaeus monodon is serrated and the lower part is smooth.
Second, white shrimp white shrimp
Penaeus vannamei, also known as Penaeus vannamei, is a very cheap seawater shrimp, which tastes the same as prawn and is slightly larger than Penaeus vannamei. Therefore, it is favored by farmers and is one of the most widely cultured shrimp. White shrimp and China shrimp (prawn) are like biological brothers. They look so much alike that they are easily confused if they are not carefully identified.
White shrimp
Shrimp whiskers and foreheads of white shrimp are shorter and smaller than those of China shrimp, but this is not absolute. The biggest difference between them is the price. Penaeus vannamei only costs more than ten yuan a catty, which is only a fraction of China shrimp. So some vendors pretend to be China prawns with white prawns, and some prawns can grow to more than 20 centimeters.
Third, prawn prawn.
Shrimp, also known as China shrimp, is a native species in China. It is really necessary to observe the differences carefully. First of all, the forehead sword and whiskers of prawns are very long, and then they are larger than those of Neopenaeus monodon and prawns, and the largest one can grow to 20-30 cm, which is about the size of a palm. Most prawns are caught in the sea, and the breeding cost is very high, and its price has always been relatively expensive. The prawns caught in the wild are relatively large and are generally sold by weight. Shrimp itself is delicious and elastic. Among Cantonese dishes, boiled water is my favorite. Take it out after cooking, peel it and eat it directly. It's simply original.
Boiled shrimp
In short, when you go to the seafood market to buy shrimp, you must carefully distinguish between white shrimp and prawn, so you must remember the differences in the above characteristics and don't be cheated again in the future.