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How to choose prawns and river shrimps?

Sometimes we feel that the shrimp tastes unpleasant when we eat it, because the shrimp thread and shrimp bag are not removed.

How can I remove the shrimp thread and shrimp packaging?

Take a large shrimp and cut it open from the back. We will see a black line on the back of the shrimp. This black line is the shrimp thread. We can remove it. There is a long thorn on the head of the shrimp. Cut it off. The shrimp bag is inside. Pick it out. Remove the shrimp thread and shrimp color, and we won't feel disgusting when we eat shrimp.

There are many shrimps for sale in the market now. How can we buy fresh shrimps?

There are two common types of fresh shrimps on the market:

(1) Prawns: Also called jumbo shrimps or prawns, they are a type of large marine shrimp. They were sold in pairs in the past, hence the name prawns. They are large, delicious, and have a great flavor. They are a seafood delicacy and the best of all shrimps.

(2) River shrimp: also known as swamp shrimp and green shrimp, this type of shrimp has the largest sales volume in the mainland market.

When purchasing, you can identify the quality of fresh shrimp from the following aspects.

Fresh shrimps have complete heads and tails, which are tightly connected, and the shrimp bodies are relatively straight with a certain degree of curvature. Stale shrimps have loose connections between the head and body, the shell and the meat, and the heads and tails are easy to fall off or separate, and cannot maintain their original curvature.

Second, look at the color. Fresh shrimps have shiny skins, river shrimps are green, and prawns are bluish-white (female shrimps) or egg-yellow (male shrimps). Stale shrimps have dark skins, and the original color of the shrimps turns red or gray-purple.

Third, look at the meat quality. Fresh shrimps have firm, tender meat, and feel hard and elastic when touched. Stale shrimps have soft meat and poor elasticity.

4. Smell: Fresh shrimps have a normal smell, without any peculiar smell. If there is a peculiar smell, it means the shrimps are spoiled.

Are red shrimp the same as green shrimp?

Red shrimps are called red shrimps because of their red skin. The difference between red shrimps and green shrimps is that red shrimps taste a bit earthy and not very fresh. Green shrimps have tender and delicious meat and are rich in nutrients.