Large Prawns

And shrimp are among the most popular types of seafood meat has a sweet and delicate and is considered a healthy food choice. They are a rich source of calcium, protein and antioxidants such as selenium.

Shrimps of the family of crustaceans, the genus Macrobrachium dendrobrachiata and subordinate. The genus Macrobrachium are approximately 200 species. They look like shrimp and lobster, with a slim body and long legs. Shrimps are salt water creatures, but they migrate to freshwater to spawn. There is confusion regarding the terminology, shrimp are also known to shrimp, but shrimp term should be reserved for palaemonids freshwater. In the United Kingdom and other European countries, the term "shrimp" is commonly used whereas the term "shrimp" is used in North America.

Several types of shrimp are found in seawater and freshwater, and they are also very high in several countries. Freshwater prawn farming is an aquaculture business designed to raise and produce freshwater shrimp for human consumption and for decoration. China is the leader in shrimp production although many countries in Southeast Asia also produce shrimp.

Until the last decade that the giant river prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) were grown. But recently, the East River shrimp (M. nipponense) are cultivated in China, and the monsoon river prawn (M. malcolmsonii) are cultivated in India.

Shrimp are farmed by inoculating postlarvae from hatcheries in the nursery, then releasing them in ponds. Shrimp are harvested continuously in the pond or in batches. Raising shrimp is a bit like other types of livestock. The operation requires special attention and hard work, the ponds are filled with shrimp spring juveniles that grow throughout the summer. When the shrimp are big enough to harvest, farmers drain the ponds, and shrimp follow the flow of water leaving the sump. Once in the basin, they are then deducted, placed in baskets and used for further processing.

Shrimp resemble shrimp, but their structure is that Gill lamellar branching in prawns. Both were used interchangeably and the distinction is more in the region where they are consumed, rather than their physical appearance.

In Germany, United Kingdom, Australia and Southeast Asia shrimp word is used as in the case of the United States and Canada the term is used shrimp, shrimp being reserved only for very large sizes number of shrimp. Most Americans are wild caught shrimp landed in the coastal waters of the Gulf Coast, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

There is great variety of species from both the hot and cold water, cold water shrimp are smaller and more succulent. Shrimp may vary in color from red, brown, pink, dark red, gray-white, yellow, gray-green and dark green. Shrimp is placing on the market according to the size of general terms is colossal (10 or less per pound), Jumbo (11-15), extra-large (16-20), large (21-30), medium ( 31-35), Small (36-45) and miniature (about 100). United States, jumbo shrimp and colossal shrimp are commonly called. Large shrimp are generally more expensive per pound than smaller specimens. North America is home to many species including white, brown, pink, royal red, and North Pacific prawns.

Shrimp have a high nutritional value. Both are sources of iodine, calcium, protein and other nutrients. Both are a source of polyunsaturated fats that have anti-inflammatory and stop the cartilage in the joints of erosion. Studies have also found their omega-3 reduces the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and cancer fighting properties.

Shrimp are served dishes like curry and pickle several in South Asia, and as a practical garlic.