On Mon, 26 Oct 2015 09:00:36 +1100, Xeno >
wrote:

>On 26/10/2015 2:02 AM, cshenk wrote:
>> Xeno wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>>> On 26/10/2015 1:05 AM, Gary wrote:
>>>> Xeno wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>> Shrimps to us are really tiny ones. Anything bigger are prawns.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Here in the land of Oz, they are all prawns.
>>>>
>>>> So what's with the phrase, "shrimps on the barbee?"
>>>>
>>>
>>> That was an ad specifically tailored to Americans. We all laughed
>>> when it was shown here. We NEVER use the term "shrimps".
>>> Interestingly, until then, we never used to cook prawns on the
>>> barbie. We still don't. An American thing I suppose!
>>
>> Interesting, because I've had them in Darwin and the phrase wasn't used
>> anyplace else then. Furthermore, it's not a common place for Americans
>> to visit.
>>
>> Carol
>>
>Darwin is not a common place for Aussies to visit either. You may have
>noticed its remoteness from the more populated parts of Australia. It's
>a 'different world' up there.
>
>In my 63 years I have attended a very large number of barbecues all over
>Australia and I have never seen prawns cooked on a barbie at an Aussie
>barbecue.
>The only time I've seen prawns on a barbie was at an Asian household. At
>the time I thought it strange.

All sorts of crustaceans including shrimp/prawns are commonly grilled
worldwide.