Can one taste the difference between raised shrimp from different
countries?

How does shrimp size effect taste? I don't know about shrimp but in
lobsters the bigger ones seems less tasty to me.

"James" > wrote in message
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> Can one taste the difference between raised shrimp from different
> countries?
>
> How does shrimp size effect taste? I don't know about shrimp but in
> lobsters the bigger ones seems less tasty to me.

Thats a good question. If you are eating shrimp raw, yes you can tell the
difference
between various species like ama-ebi, botan-ebi, kuruma-ebi by taste and
texture.
But I don't think I could tell any difference as regards where they were
farmed.
And if they have been cooked, I am sure I could not tell any difference
beyond size.
So I really dont think size makes much difference in shrimp as far as flavor
is concerned.
Often people say that they prefer the smaller lobsters because they are
better eating.
However I have found that that is somewhat of a myth in that larger lobsters
are more often
overcooked because they are "larger". I have eaten some pretty large
lobsters that when
done right really did not differ from "chicken lobsters" in taste and
texture.
I suspect that time of year and location which translates mostly into the
lobsters diet
as well as how long the lobster sat in the pot (yes, lobster fishermen will
sometimes leave
them in the pots awaiting market price upswings) will have a bigger effect
on taste rather
than size. Anyway for all shellfish shrimp or lobster I think that cooking
technique is
the most important variable. Just my personal views.

On 27 Jan 2004 12:02:20 -0800, (James) wrote:

>Can one taste the difference between raised shrimp from different
>countries?

good question, i'm not sure myself but since farmed shrimp don't even
taste like shrimp at all to me I may not have an opportunity to find
out. Does anyone even *like* farmed shrimp? i find the flavour and
texture completely different (I assume due to whatever they are fed).

>
>How does shrimp size effect taste? I don't know about shrimp but in
>lobsters the bigger ones seems less tasty to me.

i've yet to notice any difference in taste due to size. and large
lobsters have always seem just as tasty to me, but claims that they
are tougher I find untrue, they are just more difficult to cook to
perfection, essentially needing more skill to cook due to their larger
size.