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What is the difference between a prawn and a shrimp?

Are prawns and shrimps the same thing or are they different? Basically, I think they're the same but one of my friends was arguing that they're similar but definitely not the same thing and they differ in size.
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Green gooey stuff when removing head from raw shrimp

When removing the head from a raw shrimp, I usually expect orangey goo to come out / be visible (the yummy stuff when you suck it of a prepared shrimp, I suppose :) ). I also usually have fresh shrimps. Today however I bought frozen ones, and some…
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Thawed shrimp floating vs. sinking

I bought two 2-pound bags of frozen 41-50 count/pound shrimp. When I thawed them in cold water, one bag's shrimp all sank and the other bag's shrimp all floated. Bag 1 Bag 2 buoyancy sink float color more white …
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What species of shrimp is "delicate pale colored river shrimp"?

Which is the species? There are YouTube videos how to make 龍井蝦仁. Dragon Well Green Tea Shrimp Stir Fry 龍井炒蝦仁 | Chinese Recipes at TheHongKongCookery.com Traditionally delicate pale colored river shrimp were used for this dish. As river shrimp are…
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Proper way to prepare shrimp?

Yesterday I tried to prepare shrimp for the first time. Basically the idea was to prepare shrimp and pasta. I bought frozen shrimp and followed the recipe. It was something like this: Heat olive oil and fry garlic. Add frozen shrimps and fry them…
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Why does the shrimp stick to the shells?

I made some NoLa bbq shrimp last night, using the same recipe I’ve used countless times; the only difference is that, on Alton Brown’s advice, I brined the shrimp in a salt/sugar bath for 15 minutes before I cooked them. The dish was delicious,…
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In large prawns are there 2 veins, which are to be deveined?

In large prawns, I sometimes get to see a thin black colored thread in the prawn even when it's mentioned that it's deveined. I've seen this is good restaurants and also in the frozen food packs. So, that thread something else or is it a vein?
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Bleach white shrimp, different species?

Recently I had some shrimp scampi from a restaurant and the shrimp were unnaturally white, a very bright white, and the skin of the shrimp was a bright red, not the usual dull orange. The meat of the shrimp was quite tough, more like a lobster than…
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How to tell if shrimp is already cooked and what to do with it?

I have some shrimp. Not sure if this is raw, and what to do with it to make it safe for eating. I'm not looking for a recipe, but a method of preparing these shrimp. I know how to peel shrimp, am I to boil them? Fry them? Do they look raw to you?…
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How to make crispy fried prawns without overcooking them?

I fry medium prawns for 2 minutes per side on a high flame, and I think they shrink quite a lot, I tried cooking them for 2 minutes per side and 1 minute on the other on a medium flame but they didn't turn out to be crispy.
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Please help me understand shrimp varieties

I cannot figure out how shrimp works, can somebody please explain it to me? The Wikipedia is useless, it just says there are hundreds of species, and "five" commercial species (with no pictures) none of which sounds like anything I have been…
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