Shrimps and Prawns While Dendrobranchiata and Caridea belong to different suborders of Decapoda, they are very similar in appearance, and in many contexts such as commercial farming and fisheries, they are both often referred to as shrimp and prawn interchangeably. In the United Kingdom, the word prawn is more common on menus than shrimp, while the opposite is the case in North America. The term prawn is also loosely used to describe any large shrimp, especially those that come 15 (or fewer) to the pound (such as king prawns, yet sometimes known as jumbo shrimp). Australia and some other Commonwealth nations follow this British usage to an even greater extent, using the word prawn almost exclusively.
Posted on: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 05:09:54 +0000
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