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Freshwater prawns.
Freshwater prawns.
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Have they been through depuration before you buy them or is that not a thing in Thailand?
Have they been through depuration before you buy them or is that not a thing in Thailand?
They don't seem to bother in Spain but in the UK they pretty much always have.
Well either they have poopy pipes or they don't?I can't imagine that they have.
Well either they have poopy pipes or they don't?
There's a place about 2 hours from where I live called "Boca de Uchire". It's a huge saltwater lake. You can get prawns/shrimp straight from the water. No depuration, no nothing, and the stuff is just divine. To be honest, I don't think there's a big difference in flavour.Have they been through depuration before you buy them
Could be coincidental but I’ve found the ones that haven’t been purged slightly more prawny tasting than the ones that have.There's a place about 2 hours from where I live called "Boca de Uchire". It's a huge saltwater lake. You can get prawns/shrimp straight from the water. No depuration, no nothing, and the stuff is just divine. To be honest, I don't think there's a big difference in flavour.
...yep, and I'd almost be prepared (almost, I said ) to say that 99% of the world population wouldn't notice the difference with or without the intestinal tract removed.Well either they have poopy pipes or they don't?
Probably....yep, and I'd almost be prepared (almost, I said ) to say that 99% of the world population wouldn't notice the difference with or without the intestinal tract removed.
Have they been through depuration before you buy them or is that not a thing in Thailand?
They don't seem to bother in Spain but in the UK they pretty much always have.
It is the same and usually states depuration is the purging of shellfish by blah blah.I assume that is the same as "purging" in the US. It is not normally done with shrimp here.
I've gotten pretty good at shelling and de-veining shrimp. I saw a tool on YouTube that does both in one swipe. I need to see if I can find it again, and get one to try.
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Have they been through depuration before you buy them or is that not a thing in Thailand?
They don't seem to bother in Spain but in the UK they pretty much always have.
Depends where you buy them in the UK. I've often had to devein prawns. Sometimes I don't bother. Its not harmful. I do try to buy shell on prawns, uncooked. They taste so much better and can be cooked in shell and/or alternatively, the shells can be used for wonderul seafood stock.
I buy wild caught, shell on shrimp (heads off). They hold up to freezing better -- the shells protect the meat. Unless you live right on the coast, shrimp is going to be frozen wherever you buy it. If it isn't frozen, it has a short shelf life.
And yes, the shells can be kept, frozen, and later used to make shrimp stock.
CD
The prawns that we buy from Makro here are freshwater bred. They come from farms in the area (I understand) and are "preserved" on ice during transport, when on display and when sold. What happens to the remaining stock at closing time I shudder to think but I've yet to have any problems with the ones we have bought from Makro in the past.
Regarding the shells, I cannot abide the shells in my mouth nor messing around with food on my plate so my wife de-shells them for cooking.