1, different colors. First of all, you can roughly judge from the name. The colors of red shrimp and green shrimp in crayfish are different. Red shrimp As the name implies, the lobster shell is red, and it is red when cooked. The shell of green shrimp is bluish brown, which is essentially different from red shrimp.

2. The hardness of lobster shells is different. The shell of red shrimp is hard, the texture is hard when it is raw, and it will be hard when it is cooked. The shell of green shrimp feels soft when it is raw, and it is soft when it is cooked. It is very easy to peel and eat. So in contrast, green shrimp belongs to soft-shelled shrimp, and red shrimp belongs to hard-shelled shrimp.

3, the taste is different. Due to the different culture methods, the taste of red shrimp and green shrimp is also different. Relatively speaking, red shrimp is not as delicious as green shrimp. Red shrimp will taste a little earthy, while green shrimp has little or no earthy smell. Therefore, from the delicious point of view, green shrimp is slightly better.

4. Different heads. In fact, green shrimp is also divided into small shrimp, medium shrimp and prawn, but relatively speaking, the overall size of red shrimp will be larger than green shrimp. So the lobster cooked in the restaurant is more likely to choose red shrimp, because it looks good when it is big. Shrimp varies in size, even if it is big, it is not very big. More people like to buy them and make them themselves.

5. The meat quality is different. Comparing red shrimp meat with green shrimp meat, you will find that red shrimp meat is older and has fewer Q-bombs. The meat quality of green shrimp will be fuller and tender, so the taste of green shrimp is actually better.