Shrimp
Penaeus / Litopenaeus · Seafood
1 varietyTop 10 pairings
The world's most traded seafood: small, ten-legged shellfish whose grey-green tails turn coral-pink the instant they hit heat. Sweet and briny with a snappy bite, they go into everything from gumbo to dumplings.
Picking a good onedrag
Just in: firm, pearly, sea-freshOff: sour or ammonia smell
Counter freshBuy itCeviche is still raw. Pregnant, over 65, a child or low immunity? Never eat it raw.
ShellClean, a dark fleck or two
FleshFirm, a little less spring
SmellMild, faintly briny
How it is keptOn a thick bed of fresh ice