Shrimp

Note : Americans call this shrimp

is that tiger prawn?

Culinarily, many people distinguish between shrimp and prawns on the basis of size. “Prawns” are considered to be larger, while shrimp are smaller

The primary difference is the gill structure. Shrimp have branching gills, while prawns have lameller gills with a platelike structure. There are a few other distinguishing features. The front pincers of shrimp are typically the largest, while prawns have bigger second pincers. Prawns also have longer legs than shrimp. These differences may seem subtle, but they indicate different steps along the evolutionary path of both creatures.



This post has been edited by mikicun: Feb 29 2012, 08:34 AM

Not sure.

I thought it was just language difference, afterall...

It is very rare or unheard of American to say "prawn"

At the same time, UK, Australians call this "prawn" and not shrimp..

udang

Those with XXX are prawn, other with nothing are shrimps.

damn it... i thought u r talking about "porn"

Malaysia's udang galah >>>> American shrimps

This seems to be the easiest way to distinguish them:

Shrimp (Caridea), such as Pandalus borealis, typically have two pairs of claws, and the second segment of the abdomen overlaps the segments on either side.

Prawns (Dendrobanchiata), such as Penaeus monodon, typically have three pairs of claws, and even-sized segments on the abdomen.

High cholesterol yo

Misleading title eh....otak kuning

Shrimp - USA

Prawn - Australia

shirmp is ha-mai in chinese...very small dried one use in belacan masakking

Usa got big prawn industry..

Porn!

oh wai.....

老虎虾

In the US, the general term is "shrimp". However, in the UK, the term "prawn" is used more often.

A prawn is sometimes called a prawn and a shrimp is called a prawn and a shrimp. Confused? You should be.

The terms "prawn" and "shrimp" are used interchangeably and it does depend on where you live, as to which term will be used. The terms "prawns" and "shrimps" are used in cookbooks, restaurants and markets, but not necessarily correctly.

Some people say that the difference is just in the size. "Shrimps" are used to describe the smaller variety, whilst prawn is used to name the larger members of both species.

Believe it or not, there is actually a difference between prawns and shrimps. The difference lies in their gill structure. Prawns have a branching gill structure, whilst the gill structure of shrimps is lamellar.

There is also a difference in the way that the two brood their eggs. Prawns legs are longer than shrimps and the shrimp's front pair of pincers is larger, whilst the prawns second pair of pincers is bigger.

Prawns are similar to lobster, as they have two pairs of small pincers but due to the fact that they are similar in size to shrimps, they are sometimes confused with them.

Prawns and shrimps belong to the same family as crabs and lobsters and are similar in a number of ways. They are decapod crustaceans, which means that they have 10 legs and a hard shell covering their body, although the shell that covers prawns and shrimps is much thinner and not as hard as the shell of most other crustaceans.

As with crabs and lobsters, shrimps and prawns must shed their shells in order to grow bigger.

One of the main differences between prawns and shrimps and their relatives, the crabs and lobsters, is that prawns and shrimps primarily swim about, as opposed to crabs and lobsters that crawl.

Prawns and shrimps also start their 4 year existence as males and then change into females for their final year of life.

There's another kind of prawn only used in a very popular Malaysian forum, it's the sexy kind called the pron

This post has been edited by hotjake: Feb 29 2012, 09:28 AM