I actually asked a relative of mine what they were and she, in Chinese, called them shrimp as well. Does anyone know what these are called in English?
I actually asked a relative of mine what they were and she, in Chinese, called them shrimp as well. Does anyone know what these are called in English?
In English they are called Shrimp! lol. The scientific name for these appears to be Macrobrachium rosenbergii.
SMN Publisher
The question is...do they taste good
Desert Star
No more surface swims
Thanks, The Publisher! With the scientific name you provided, I found the Wikipedia article for this animal here. Looks like its three common names are giant river prawn, the giant freshwater prawn, and the Malaysian prawn. Thank you very much!
These prawns can be found in prawn fishing ponds (no pun intended) in Singapore. Families pay a different price for the number of hours they want to fish for the prawns and they get to to keep what they fished. There are options for them to bring home and DIY or to Bar-B-Que at the farm or to ask the restaurant to cook for them (at a price).
It's fresh water and hence the taste is more bland than saltwater prawns. Been there, eaten it
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Usually shrimp are small, and prawns are the larger ones. Basically that is the difference between the two. And I am sure they taste great, as long as you have a good cook!