With the substantial improvement of people's material living standards, all kinds of seafood have entered the homes of ordinary people, and all kinds of seafood will be seen at any time on the table of ordinary people. And in our country, shrimp and striped fish are very popular seafood, about the knowledge of fish a few days ago I have written an article, interested friends can pay attention to reference, today to tell you about the knowledge of "shrimp".
Base shrimp, flower shrimp
Shrimp and striped fish have obvious differences, striped fish due to its special living environment and physiological characteristics, so far can not be artificially farmed, belongs to pure wild marine fish; and shrimp is very suitable for artificial breeding, at present, all countries in the world are large-scale artificial breeding of shrimp. However, the aquaculture production of "shrimp" accounts for more than 80% of the total shrimp production in the world, mainly four species: Penaeus vannamei, Penaeus nigricans and Vanabin shrimp. In fact, the types of "shrimp" in the world are very large, according to statistics, there are more than 10,000 kinds of "real shrimp" alone. Therefore, we are only talking about a few shrimp commonly found on the market today.
Shrimp farming base
At present, the world's shrimp farming countries are China, Vietnam, India, Ecuador, Thailand and Indonesia, which are six countries, and their shrimp farming production accounts for about 90% of the world's total shrimp production. China's shrimp production is as high as 1.4 million tons per year, accounting for about 40% of the world's total production. Because China's sea area is wide, there are many rivers and lakes, with a long coastline, suitable climate, rich in sea shrimp and freshwater shrimp, for shrimp farming, China has unique natural conditions. However, despite this, China's domestic shrimp still can not meet the 1.4 billion people's demand for shrimp, and every year they have to import a large number of imports from abroad, which shows how much our people love to eat "shrimp"!
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="13" >Why do people like to eat "shrimp"? </h1>
From the above description, it can be clearly seen that although China has the world's largest "shrimp" farming scale and production output, its consumption is also the highest in the world, and only domestic shrimp can not meet the huge consumer market of shrimp, and it needs to be imported from abroad every year. 1.4 billion Chinese eat about half of the world's shrimp every year.
Because no matter what kind of shrimp, seawater shrimp, freshwater shrimp or semi-salted and semi-light shrimp, in general, have simple cooking methods, flexible and diverse cooking methods, can be steamed, cooked, fried, stewed, dry pot, hot pot, and delicious taste, tender and soft and easy to digest, high nutritional value, rich in protein, while no fishy, boneless, no thorns, suitable for all ages and many other advantages. Therefore, shrimp has become a seafood product loved by the majority of the people in our country for ten minutes.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="19" how to identify several common "shrimp" on the market >? </h1>
For several common shrimps on the market, it is difficult for ordinary people to accurately identify, resulting in difficulties in making choices when purchasing. Although they all belong to the shrimp species, there are great differences between them. Different species of shrimp have different shapes, distribution areas, prices and tastes. The following is a detailed explanation of several common "shrimp" species.
First: Chinese shrimp
Chinese shrimp, prawns, shrimp, oriental shrimp
"Chinese shrimp", people also call it prawns, shrimp, oriental shrimp, so when people say the names of Chinese shrimp, oriental shrimp, prawns and shrimp, they must clearly say the same kind of shrimp. It is mainly distributed in the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea in China, and there are also a small number of distributions in the northern part of the East China Sea. Prawns have the following characteristics: there are two kinds of appearance colors, male prawns are yellowish, female prawns are blue, so prawns are called "yellow shrimp" and "green shrimp"; larger, the length is generally 16 to 20 cm, and the weight is about 70 to 80 grams. China's famous "oil braised prawns", generally use prawns to do, crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, thin shell and thick meat, the taste is very delicious.
Second: Japanese shrimp
Japanese shrimp, tiger shrimp, base shrimp, flower shrimp, bamboo shrimp, flower tail shrimp
"Japanese shrimp", also known as flower shrimp, tiger shrimp, bamboo shrimp and flower tail shrimp, northern Chinese people also call it "base shrimp". Therefore, Japanese shrimp, flower shrimp, tiger shrimp, bamboo shrimp, flower tail shrimp, base shrimp and Japanese shrimp are all the same kind of shrimp, don't be confused by the name. The main feature of the shrimp is its appearance color and pattern, the body has dark brown and dark yellow horizontal stripes, the color of the tail is more complex and bright, composed of brown, yellow, blue and red colors, as bright as a rainbow; the body is relatively large, the length can reach 13 to 20 cm, the weight is generally about 30 to 129 grams, mainly distributed in the southern seas of Fujian, the meat is delicate, the taste is sweet, suitable for steaming or white burning, but the yield is relatively low, so the price is more expensive.
Third: Penaeus vannamei
Penaeus tabula, grass shrimp, tiger shrimp, ghost shrimp, cattle shrimp
"Shrimp prawns", also known as grass shrimp, tiger shrimp, ghost shrimp and beef shrimp. So whenever you hear the names grass shrimp, penaeus prawn, tiger shrimp, ghost shrimp and beef shrimp, they all refer to the same type of shrimp. Grass shrimp has the following characteristics: grass shrimp is the largest of all shrimp, the length of up to 30 cm, the weight of up to one pound, generally about 350 ~ 400 grams; the color is dark green, mainly distributed in tropical and subtropical seas, fast growth rate, feed and breeding environment requirements are not high, strong vitality, so it is very suitable for artificial breeding, high yield, is currently the best shrimp breeding species. However, grass shrimp have thicker shells and fewer edible parts, making them cheaper.
Fourth: North-South shrimp
Penaeus vannabin, penaeus vannamei, white-footed shrimp, pea pea vannamei, penaeus vannamei
"North and South Shrimp" is also known as white shrimp, white shrimp, white-footed shrimp, P. vannabin and P. vannaeus. Therefore, as long as someone says white shrimp, white shrimp, white-footed shrimp, north-south shrimp, P. vannamei and P. vannabin, they must know that they are the same kind of shrimp. White shrimp has the following characteristics: white shrimp and prawns are more similar, native to the east coast of the Pacific Ocean Mexico and Peru, and later China introduced from Hawaii in the United States, the color is light blue-gray; the same is large, fast growth, strong environmental adaptability, can be in long-distance transportation, a long time away from the water does not die, so it is very suitable for artificial breeding, for the majority of people, the price is affordable.
Through the above introduction of the 4 common shrimp species on the market, I believe that everyone should have a clearer difference between them. The following is a brief summary of the differences between the four species of shrimp:
NO1: Body size and weight vary
Of the four species of shrimp, grass shrimp are the largest and heaviest, followed by flower shrimp, while prawns and white shrimp are last.
NO2: The appearance color is different
Among the four species of shrimp, the color of the flower shrimp is the most vivid, the color of the tail is as bright as a rainbow, full of stripes; the prawns are divided into yellow and cyan; the grass shrimp is dark green and has markings; the white shrimp body color is light blue gray, white feet, red tail, and the shrimp body is transparent without spots.
NO3: The price is different
Among the four types of shrimp, flower shrimp is the most expensive, because compared with other shrimp, the yield is low, the breeding cost is high, and the meat is tender and has a good taste; prawns and grass shrimp are similar in price, and the cheapest is white shrimp. It is not that white shrimp is not good, it is because white shrimp has strong vitality, fast growth, and low requirements for living environment and food, so the breeding cost is low and the yield is high, which is very popular among the people.
Well, the differences between the 4 common shrimp species are introduced here. Of course, in addition to the above four kinds of shrimp, there are many different types of shrimp, but the shrimp that are more suitable for artificial farming are mainly shrimp, and the most common shrimp is the above 4 species. Therefore, as long as you learn the identification methods of the above several shrimps, I believe that you will become confident and comfortable when you buy shrimp in the future, and you can easily buy good shrimp.
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