Bruce > wrote:
> On Sat, 1 Feb 2020 08:42:35 -0000 (UTC), Jinx the Minx
> > wrote:
>
>> Bruce > wrote:
>>> On Fri, 31 Jan 2020 22:16:54 -0000 (UTC), Jinx the Minx
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Bruce > wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, 30 Jan 2020 18:58:55 -0700, graham > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2020-01-30 6:16 p.m., Bruce wrote:
>>>>>>> On Thu, 30 Jan 2020 19:39:45 -0500, S Viemeister
>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 1/30/2020 7:17 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Shrimp scampi, another American *******isation of a European food
>>>>>>>>> name. Shrimp are one kind of animal, scampi are another kind.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Prawns fit in there somewhere, too.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yes. I think English and Australians distinguish shrimp (small) and
>>>>>>> prawns (big). And Americans call both shrimp? Is that so?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sometimes referred to as "Jumbo Shrimp"!
>>>>>
>>>>> Then I wonder what Americans call a prawn, unless that's a word they
>>>>> never use.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Im American, and for me, prawns are prawns, and shrimp (of any size) are
>>>> shrimp - popcorn shrimp, cocktail shrimp, jumbo shrimp, etc. To be clear,
>>>> jumbo shrimp are not prawns, and prawns are not jumbo shrimp.
>>>
>>> But what is a prawn to you then, if it's not a big shrimp? Do you ever
>>> eat prawns?
>>>
>>
>> Call them what you will, but theyre technically not the same animal. I
>> dont eat shrimp or prawns, but I do cook them.
>
> Sorry for insisting, but when you cook a prawn, how do you know it's
> not a shrimp? What's the difference?
>

If youre buying them whole in their shells, there are distinguishable
differences (claw count, legs, exoskeleton formation, etc). Also, shrimp
mostly come from sal****er sources but prawns only come from freshwater.
If Im buying from a quality fish market, I generally trust that if theyre
labeled prawns that they are actually prawns and not mislabeled jumbo
shrimp, but YMMV. If its prepared in a restaurant, I think all bets are
off, however. I think any discernible taste differences are debatable, but
I wouldnt know personally since I dont eat either.