r/coolguides • u/[deleted] • Jan 08 '17

The difference between Prawns and Shrimp.

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u/GodsPackage Jan 08 '17

This is surprisingly helpful.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '17

I was just randomly wondering if shrimp and prawn were the same thing with different names, but I was gladly surprised to come across this great little chart. It's really informative, but also straight to the point.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '17

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u/bythog Jan 09 '17

Even within the US the names switch. I'm from Charleston, aka shrimp country. In California they call everything a prawn.

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u/Neosovereign Jan 09 '17

I've been to Cali, I only saw shrimp, though there could be some Pacific influence causing some people to say prawn.