If there’s a kind food that I can eat every day, that’s prawn & shrimp! If you wonder what’s the difference between the shrimps and prawns, the answer is simple: Prawns are usually larger, have longer legs and have claws on 3 pairs of legs. Shrimps are usually smaller and have shorter legs with claws on 2 pairs of legs only. If you need a more scientific explanation, read this: Prawns are decapod crustaceans belonging to the sub-order Dendrobranchiata. Shrimp are decapod crustaceans belonging to the sub-order Pleocyemata. I’m happy with simple explanations and focus on enjoying the taste.
During my visit to Netherlands I indulged prawn & shrimp almost every day. From shrimp sushi, prawn tempura to starter and main being prawn dishes.
After having dinner full of prawns in Amsterdam restaurant Canaletto, the very next day during my trip to multiple places including fishing village Volendam, I still decided to have some fresh prawns! All my fellow travelers went to a fast food restaurant recommended by the guides, only I decided to walk alone and find the other kind of food available. Luckily, after some wandering on the beautiful shore of Volendam, I finally found a local restaurant Van den Hogen. Without much thinking, I ordered a Dutch beer and fresh prawns.
Sometimes when I come home, my Mom graces me with prawns and shrimps dishes: Soups, grills, roasted with met, soaked in coconut juice. I don’t have cooking talents my Mom possesses but nothing prevents me from making a prawn dish tonight with asparagus:
On Saturdays, sometimes craving for prawn don’t let me sleep, and I wake up at 6am and head straight to Billingsgate Market to get the fresh catch of the day. All the prawn that I get here were still swimming in the sea last night. I usually soak fresh catch of the prawns in beer, lemongrass and fresh red/green chili and boil them. That how I start my weekend.
With so many prawn and shrimp dishes I have had so far, still, I dream about Jacuzzi Prawn that I had in Langkawi more than two years ago during an unforgettable trip:
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