Had a tenant visiting her family in Mindanao and returned with these for us . These things are 10 inches long from head to tail and more like a small lobster. The only other place I have seen these was on the beach resto on bohol. They are laid on a 12 inch plate!
I am not really into Seafood and always get confused, What is the Difference between a "Shrimp" and a "Prawn? In Spain they are just call Langastines and you just buy by weight based on the size you want. I try and learn every day where I can JP
Easiest way to tell the difference between shrimp and prawns: In prawns the first three of the five pairs of legs on the body have small pincers, while in shrimps only two pairs are claw-like. In some shrimps one or other of the first two pairs of legs is bigger than the other whereas in prawns all the legs are similar lengths. In most of the US shrimp and prawns are generally both referred to as shrimp and "jumbo shrimp".
I can do that now alex, as we had a sample a couple weeks ago. We were told do not boil them as the flavour will be lost so cook in butter,chopped garlic and onion. Awsome mate,best I have had here
If they are as dark coloured as they appear in the pic, in Oz, they would be called Yabbies, and found in fresh water creeks and lakes. Yabbies do not taste anywhere near as good as Prawns. Oz Prawns have much more of a lighter colour until cooked, then turn red. Seems like crustaceans of a similar appearance are called different names depending on the Country they are in ? Maybe there is an experienced Oz fisherman here who can elaborate on this subject far better than I ?
I agree. It really just depends on where you are from on what you call them. I personally call the small ones "shrimp" and the bigger ones "prawns" (I never knew there were ones this big until I moved over seas...and now I feel like I have been wasting a lot of time peeling those little buggers when, for the same price/kg I could have just peeled one of them). There are hundreds of species of shrimp/prawns (600-800 that we know about) and I suspect only a person who has spent their lives studying them could accurately tell them apart.
On each occasion I am there in the Philippines,,,these giant Tiger prawns are my first choice for seafood. Wife just boils them with some spice (bay spice) in which we bring from home always. They are considered expensive to the Locals...perhaps not so much to the tourists or Expats. These prawns like a brikish water that is part sea and part fresh water. There they will thrive and also have the best taste. 2 thumbs up for this dish and no visitor should miss out on trying them. IMHO.
