Coss Posted May 6, 2003 Report Share Posted May 6, 2003 Says torneyboy: Long blue claws...arn''t they Scampi? and different again from prawns...longer in body. May be wrong however. No, definitely fresh water prawns, scampi are like small spiny lobsters and generally come from the bottom of the deep blue sea, also delicious. Another that I've seen in the markets is the mantis shrimp, they have bunched up front claws and can crack the claws so violently when live that if they're in a glass tank they'll crack the glass. KS, the dancing shrimp are straight from the fish tank and into the dish. In another post long ago I related how I got the worst case of shits I've ever had from one such meal. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Petchburi Pete Posted May 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2003 After a couple of your favourite drinks, and whilst gazing into the dreamy eyes of the bar girl you just met and fell in love with, I'm sure you would not be able ot resist a swipe through the dish with a finely crafted ball of sticky rice ... perhaps wirh a leaf of basil and a sip of Jack or Jameson ... I'm sure you'd be able to 'pass the test.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
june11 Posted May 7, 2003 Report Share Posted May 7, 2003 Yeah, maybe, after a couple of those drinks if they were maybe 100% alcohol and i was so drunk i didn't know what i was eating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Petchburi Pete Posted May 7, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2003 ? Sick, No, that's nothing. Once in the village, we stopped the motorbike at a road side vendor. While I was looking at some of the food items for sale, I noticed a couple of bags were moving. I asked the Mrs. about this, and she handed me one of the bags ... it had about forty, tiny, live toads ... well, one of em was bigger than the rest! ... when she asked me if I wanted to try one live, I politely declined. Now, if it was on "Fear Factor" or something like that ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
june11 Posted May 7, 2003 Report Share Posted May 7, 2003 I like to eat live human babies, but i would never eat something like a toad or shrimp. Ugh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo_bill Posted May 7, 2003 Report Share Posted May 7, 2003 Pete, the best tasting ones are probably the ones with the highest contents of antibiotics . The Siam farmshrimps have been banned from import into the EEC last year because they were polluted . I still eat a few but not as many any more. Bbill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Petchburi Pete Posted May 7, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2003 Not fair! The baby has no chance. Ah, but a live toad ... he's got a shot if you swallow him live without chewing ... just leave your mouth open (in case any members for the Society for Cruelty to Animals are watching), and maybe you'll allow him a jump start ... a whole new beginning if you will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Petchburi Pete Posted May 7, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2003 It's very easy to understand how prawn/shrimp farmed in fresh or brackish water could become contaminated. Was the bacteria 'coliform' ? I'm sure over here, testing for bacterial contamination is not up to par; and if it were, it's easy to see how unsavoury reports could be doctored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Petchburi Pete Posted May 7, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2003 "Scampi" ?? This refers to a style of cooking, not to any species of seafood. The boys in the North End must be choking on their pizza bianca and white wine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brink15 Posted May 7, 2003 Report Share Posted May 7, 2003 Pete, As a fellow Baystater I hate to correct you but scampi is the Italian word for a variety of shrimp (or something similar to shrimp). It has come to mean shrimp sauted in garlis and either olive oil or butter in the US. scampi Definition: [sKAM-pee] 1. The Italian name for the tail portion of any of several varieties of lobsterettes, the most well known being the Dublin Bay prawn. Scampo is the singular form of the word. 2. On U.S. restaurant menus, the term is often used to describe large shrimp that are split, brushed with garlic oil or butter and broiled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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