tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post7100143840948186382..comments2024-03-28T14:07:26.060-07:00Comments on Kitchen Connection: DON’T COME THE RAW PRAWN WITH ME!Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-30527847758990035132012-12-17T12:29:48.862-08:002012-12-17T12:29:48.862-08:00Wonder who was the first person to consider eating...Wonder who was the first person to consider eating such a thing?goatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02317617928368945316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-45451947108012739522012-12-13T17:02:43.329-08:002012-12-13T17:02:43.329-08:00You're welcome, Jerry! :)You're welcome, Jerry! :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-7334061592582340892012-12-13T15:11:52.378-08:002012-12-13T15:11:52.378-08:00No, you actually did a very good job of explaining...No, you actually did a very good job of explaining it to me, my dear Lee. Thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349087080262856079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-22861621285277860002012-12-13T14:47:34.151-08:002012-12-13T14:47:34.151-08:00Hello Jerry...I've tried to answer your questi...Hello Jerry...I've tried to answer your question below..but I may have muddied the waters even more! In a generalization...the US calls prawns "shrimp" and us Aussies call shrimps "prawns"...but in reality there is a slight difference between the two...if one wants to be pedantic! ;)<br /><br />The pic I added on the home page might clear up our dilemma...a bit!<br /><br />In British usage, prawn is the more general term for small crustaceans and shrimps are very small ones with flattish bodies. In American usage shrimp is the general term. <br /><br />http://www.fish-journal.com/2011/07/shrimp.html<br /><br />Here are the biological facts (and of course there are exceptions not mentioned here). Prawns and shrimp are both decapods and crustaceans, and all that this means is they both have exoskeletons and ten legs. Once cooked and on a plate they are nearly impossible to discern because their main difference is the construction of their gills (or a part usually removed in the preparation and cooking process). They are classified in suborders based on gill structure. The prawn’s gill is branching (named dendrobranchia), but is lamellar (flat or plate like, pleocyemata) in shrimp. Also, prawns usually have claws on three pairs of their legs, while shrimp only have claws on two; and finally unlike almost all other decapods, prawns do not brood their eggs on the pleopods (legs along their tails) but release the eggs into the water after fertilization.<br /><br />Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-76374054980411578402012-12-13T04:28:32.033-08:002012-12-13T04:28:32.033-08:00Please don't laugh too loud at me for being ra...Please don't laugh too loud at me for being rather stupid, but is there a difference between prawns and shrimp? I have noticed that prawns are usually much larger than the shrimp I see on cooking shows, but that just might be that I was hungrier at the time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349087080262856079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-59934609629005479372012-12-13T00:35:53.876-08:002012-12-13T00:35:53.876-08:00Sounds good to me, Serena...I'll get the finge...Sounds good to me, Serena...I'll get the finger bowls and napkins ready...along with some fresh bread and butter...we need nothing else...perhaps a couple of chilled bottles of wine...they wouldn't go astray! ;)<br /><br />You would have loved being on Newry Island when I was there...I had so many fresh prawns...my guests' eyes and mouths used to fall open when I gave them large bowls...as in large stainless steel mixing bowls full of prawns...and I'd tell: "Get stuck into those!" I used to charge them about $6.00 for a feast like that! lol Those were the days!Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-40551565764711350492012-12-12T20:00:19.890-08:002012-12-12T20:00:19.890-08:00Lee, if I ever make it to your part of the world, ...Lee, if I ever make it to your part of the world, I'd be delighted to feast on seafood with you. Bring on the prawns!:)Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798532682456165053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-37811016625413144502012-12-12T13:31:34.337-08:002012-12-12T13:31:34.337-08:00I used to have some interesting adventures, Serena...I used to have some interesting adventures, Serena...no longer...now I live a very quiet, peaceful life...my biggest adventure is.....hmmmmmm....let me think on that a while! ;)<br /><br />If I serve prawns just as prawns...not included in a recipe as such, if you know what I mean, Serena...I never shell them....that's up to whomever is eating them. And I believe that's part of the enjoyment of prawns...and crabs.<br /><br />So you're my kind of person, Serena...you're welcome to join me in a seafood feast any day of the week! :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-71497573136812620902012-12-12T12:26:06.325-08:002012-12-12T12:26:06.325-08:00You have THE most interesting adventures, Lee. I ...You have THE most interesting adventures, Lee. I love prawns, and have never hesitated to dismantle and eat them with my fingers.:)Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798532682456165053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-68987489552914458982012-12-09T22:27:22.249-08:002012-12-09T22:27:22.249-08:00He certainly didn't, Lady Di...I'd had eno...He certainly didn't, Lady Di...I'd had enough of his preening and prancing, and I just couldn't help myself! ;)<br /><br />I can't stand people like that...and they bring "something" out in me! lol<br />Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-27072673406825752732012-12-09T18:09:34.890-08:002012-12-09T18:09:34.890-08:00Good story and glad you took his prawns as he trul...Good story and glad you took his prawns as he truly did not deserve them. <br />When I run into folks like him, I always find myself wishing I had a voodoo doll and some pins. PeaceLady Di Tnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314994067842063387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-48554827081332914292012-12-07T18:24:22.989-08:002012-12-07T18:24:22.989-08:00For sure, Cosmo...probably even before the seaplan...For sure, Cosmo...probably even before the seaplane landed in Townsville for his flight transfer!<br /><br />He was too in love with himself to give that away! ;)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-75781679256395237152012-12-07T18:12:32.984-08:002012-12-07T18:12:32.984-08:00Back in home ground, he will revert to form. Betc...Back in home ground, he will revert to form. Betcha.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-66565995897112734702012-12-07T11:29:44.217-08:002012-12-07T11:29:44.217-08:00I like that description, too, EC. ;)
They do leav...I like that description, too, EC. ;)<br /><br />They do leave themselves open to be "played" with...and because they're so wrapped up in themselves they fail to realise that they've become the "toy". They make it too good to resist...it's a bit like the cat playing with its prey! ;)<br /><br />Well, I am a Scorpio, after all...and sometimes find it difficult to let a chance go by when it's placed right there in front of me! What's a girl supposed to do? lolLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-86728105000911443692012-12-07T01:58:18.730-08:002012-12-07T01:58:18.730-08:00An ego big enough to believe that he could get kno...An ego big enough to believe that he could get knotted is how we always described 'gentlemen' of his calibre.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-4851661329797566542012-12-07T01:08:27.881-08:002012-12-07T01:08:27.881-08:00So true, EC...lol!
He was so up himself when he...So true, EC...lol! <br /><br />He was so up himself when he arrived, he was almost inside out!! ;)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-26588604896157646662012-12-07T00:45:00.879-08:002012-12-07T00:45:00.879-08:00One can only hope. One can only hope. Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com