Shrimp, as one of the most common aquatic products in people's daily life, has always been remembered by people and occupies an important position in various cuisines. Shrimp can survive in both fresh water and seawater, and it is extremely fertile, challenging people's taste buds all the time. Now briefly introduce the common varieties of shrimp, so as to understand what shrimp we eat.
No matter in inland or coastal areas, this is the most famous shrimp, named for its thin shell and smooth and transparent body. Also known as China prawn, it has oriental characteristics. The identification method is that the root thorns on the shrimp head are particularly long, generally exceeding the shrimp mouth, and the shrimp whiskers are very long, which can basically be judged as prawns.
Introduction of shrimp
It is named after a pattern on its body. Its scientific name is Penaeus japonicus, also known as Chexia. Although there is Japan in the name, its life scope is actually very wide, widely distributed in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, which shows how tenacious its vitality is. Slub shrimp is also often compared with nine-node shrimp. Many people think that bamboo shrimp and nine-node shrimp are the same kind of shrimp. There is a good distinction here.
Nine-node shrimps are generally distributed in southern Fujian, and most of them live in estuaries. Its body has deep and shallow horizontal stripes, named after it has obvious nine-white patterns after cooking, also known as tiger-spotted shrimp, which is often confused with bamboo tube shrimp. According to legend, Jiujie shrimp is very loyal. As soon as it comes out of the water, it will spit out secretions and let itself die, so that it will not be eaten by natural enemies who like to taste fresh. There is a kind of loyalty that "would rather die than surrender".