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liuzhou

liuzhou

5 hours ago, Bernie said:

Prawns (that is what they are called in Australia 🙂)

 

Contrary to popular opinion, 'prawns' or 'shrimp' is not merely a dialect differentiation Yes, in general, the Americas prefer 'shrimp' whereas Australia prefers 'prawns'.  The UK uses both, differentiating by size, the smaller ones being 'shrimp' and the larger 'prawns'. However, while it is generally true that shrimp are smaller, it isn't necessarily a size issue either.

 

There are taxonomic differences between the two. This Spruce Eats article explains. As does this from USA Today.

 

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An example of the confusion is that the famous Santa Barbara spot prawn is actually a shrimp!

 

liuzhou

liuzhou

5 hours ago, Bernie said:

Prawns (that is what they are called in Australia 🙂)

 

Contrary to popular opinion, 'prawns' or 'shrimp' is not merely a dialect differentiation Yes, in general, the Americas prefer 'shrimp' whereas Australia prefers 'prawns'.  The UK uses both, differentiating by size, the smaller ones being 'shrimp' and the larger 'prawns'. However, while it is generally true that shrimp are smaller, it isn't necessarily a size issue either.

 

There are taxonomic differences between the two. This Spruce Eats article explains.

 

shrimpvprawns.thumb.jpg.a0ae21df4749929810358bdc4e683daf.jpg

Image © the Spruce - Fair Use

 

An example of the confusion is that the famous Santa Barbara spot prawn is actually a shrimp!

 

liuzhou

liuzhou

4 hours ago, Bernie said:

Prawns (that is what they are called in Australia 🙂)

 

Contrary to popular opinion, 'prawns' or 'shrimp' is not merely a dialect differentiation Yes, in general, the Americas prefer 'shrimp' whereas Australia prefers 'prawns'.  The UK uses both, differentiating by size, the smaller ones being 'shrimp' and the larger 'prawns'. However, it isn't a size issue either.

 

There are taxonomic differences between the two. This Spruce Eats article explains.

 

shrimpvprawns.thumb.jpg.a0ae21df4749929810358bdc4e683daf.jpg

Image © the Spruce - Fair Use

 

An example of the confusion is that the famous Santa Barbara spot prawn is actually a shrimp!

 

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