Tiger prawn
Penaeus monodon · Seafood
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The giant tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon) is the largest of the commonly farmed shrimp — a striped, grey-to-greenish crustacean named for the dark transverse bands ringing its shell. Firm, sweet and mineral, with a meaty snap that holds up to the grill, it was the species that built Asian shrimp aquaculture before the smaller whiteleg shrimp overtook it.
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
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