The Biggest I have ever seen !!!

RMiller said:

Recently returned from Mexico where in a Seafood place, was served the most absolutely huge shrimp
that I have ever laid eyes on. They each one had a half a pound of meat , and were delicious. They
were sauteed in butter with a LOT of garlic. I had NO IDEA that shrimp could be this size. The
waiter said they came from Africa,-- Nigeria , I think. Has anyone else had these shrimp , or even
seen them in the USA? One shrimp could easily make a meal. They served each of us, 1 1/2 shrimp
and we could barely finish them!!

We used to serve U-4 shrimp in my restaurants. That means that fewer than 4 made a pound, half the
size of the ones you mentioned. They were freshwater shrimp, farmed for the purpose.

Pastorio

Rosie said:

Recently returned from Mexico where in a Seafood place, was served the most absolutely huge shrimp
that I have ever laid eyes on. They each one had a half a pound of meat , and were delicious. They
were sauteed in butter with a LOT of garlic. I had NO IDEA that shrimp could be this size. The
waiter said they came from Africa,-- Nigeria , I think. Has anyone else had these shrimp , or even
seen them in the USA? One shrimp could easily make a meal. They served each of us, 1 1/2 shrimp
and we could barely finish them!!

Just outside Corpus Christi, Texas, my brother-in-law set up several shrimp farms that produced
shrimp that size. This was back in the early-to-mid 1980's. I don't know if they're still doing
business or not, he moved on to other things once the farm was working.

Bob

hmmm, if I wanted to go about finding some of these colossal shrimp, How would I do it, do they have
a trade name....any info would be great.....yumm yumm yumm shrimp for dinner, shrimp for breakfast,
shirmp for lunch..

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Rosie said:

Recently returned from Mexico where in a Seafood place, was served the most absolutely huge
shrimp that I have ever laid eyes on. They each one had a half a pound of meat , and were
delicious. They were sauteed in butter with a LOT of garlic. I had NO IDEA that shrimp could be
this size. The waiter said they came from Africa,-- Nigeria , I think. Has anyone else had these
shrimp , or even seen them in the USA? One

shrimp

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could easily make a meal. They served each of us, 1 1/2 shrimp and we could barely finish them!!

Just outside Corpus Christi, Texas, my brother-in-law set up several

shrimp

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farms that produced shrimp that size. This was back in the early-to-mid 1980's. I don't know if
they're still doing business or not, he moved on

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other things once the farm was working.

Bob

Bob said:

RMiller said:

Recently returned from Mexico where in a Seafood place, was served the most absolutely huge
shrimp that I have ever laid eyes on. They each one had a half a pound of meat , and were
delicious. They were sauteed in butter with a LOT of garlic. I had NO IDEA that shrimp could be
this size. The waiter said they came from Africa,-- Nigeria , I think. Has anyone else had these
shrimp , or even seen them in the USA? One shrimp could easily make a meal. They served each of
us, 1 1/2 shrimp and we could barely finish them!!

We used to serve U-4 shrimp in my restaurants. That means that fewer than 4 made a pound, half the
size of the ones you mentioned. They were freshwater shrimp, farmed for the purpose.

Pastorio

yup, there's a seafood shop by me that will sometimes have the U-4's quite a site on a plate! :-)

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RMiller said:

Recently returned from Mexico where in a Seafood place, was served the most absolutely huge
shrimp that I have ever laid eyes on. They each one had a half a pound of meat , and were
delicious. They were sauteed in butter with a LOT of garlic. I had NO IDEA that shrimp could be
this size. The waiter said they came from Africa,-- Nigeria , I think. Has anyone else had
these shrimp , or even seen them in the USA? One shrimp could easily make a meal. They served
each of us, 1 1/2 shrimp and we could barely finish them!!

We used to serve U-4 shrimp in my restaurants. That means that fewer than 4 made a pound, half
the size of the ones you mentioned. They were freshwater shrimp, farmed for the purpose.

Pastorio

yup, there's a seafood shop by me that will sometimes have the U-4's quite a site on a plate! :-)

There used to be a Mexican grocery in my neighborhood that had them occasionally. They referred to
them as langoustina or something like that. Yes, I know that langoustines are not shrimp. These
were shrimp.

Is there any connection between the size of the shrimp and the flavor? I've never noticed one, but I
may not have been paying attention.

--Lia

"Julia Altshuler" wrote...

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Is there any connection between the size of the shrimp and the

flavor?

America's Test Kitchen claims that larger is better. Seems that way.

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Julia Altshuler said:

Is there any connection between the size of the shrimp and the flavor? I've never noticed one, but
I may not have been paying attention.

--Lia

Well, _I_ think so. :-)

Itty bitty salad shrimp, to me, have NO flavor so I won't buy them. Medium salad shrimp are ok, but
I really prefer the larger shrimp, say, 2" long or more.

The 4-5 counts are my favorite but a bit out of my pocketbook most of the time! But, damn they are
good when we do indulge! Usually $18.00 per lb. or so at 4 to 5 shrimps per lb.

K.

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In article <TFtWb.273078$I06.2926187@attbi_s01>,

Julia Altshuler said:

Is there any connection between the size of the shrimp and the flavor? I've never noticed one,
but I may not have been paying attention.

--Lia

Well, _I_ think so. :-)

Itty bitty salad shrimp, to me, have NO flavor so I won't buy them. Medium salad shrimp are ok,
but I really prefer the larger shrimp, say, 2" long or more.

The 4-5 counts are my favorite but a bit out of my pocketbook most of the time! But, damn they
are good when we do indulge! Usually $18.00 per lb. or so at 4 to 5 shrimps per lb.

K.

Here's a "secret" - something that works with any seafood that isn't "fresh" > to the point that you
killed it with your own bare hands: First soak in acidulated water, then soak in fairly heavily
salted water and they come out tasting absolutely wonderful.

As far as any other sort of "taste", I'm immune to the finer differences between wild vs. farmed.
It's all shrimp to me.

Practice safe eating - always use condiments