How to select shrimp

May 7, 2023
Shrimp is very nutritious, and summer is also the season when shrimp are available in large quantities. Many people will choose their own shrimp for cooking. So let's take a look at how to choose shrimp?

Fresh shrimp

Fresh raw shrimp, intact body shape, transparent shell, bright, greenish-white or green body surface, clean and free of filthy sticky substances. Bearded feet without damage, coiled feet rolled body. Head joint and carcass tightly connected, the flesh is tight, tight and tough. Translucent section, intact internal organs, no abnormal odor.

Not fresh shrimp

Not fresh shrimp or spoiled raw shrimp, shell dull without luster, body color reddish, soft, sticky material attached to the exterior, the head joint and carapace easy to fall off, shell and shrimp body separation, flabby meat, sticky rot, the cut surface is dark white or talk red. Viscera dissolved, with fishy odor. Severe corruption, there is an amine odor.

Fresh cooked shrimp

Fresh cooked shrimp, the flesh is white and often slightly red, neat appearance, shrimp tail downward coiled, no broken phenomenon, with a normal aroma, taste fresh and tender. Cooked shrimp after death, the limbs elongated, the tail does not curl, the appearance of unclean, commonly broken. Aged and deteriorated cooked shrimp, stiff flesh, fresh taste diminished or odor, or even smelly, shell blackened.

Quality frozen shrimp

Quality frozen shrimp is light green or creamy white, clean and intact flesh without odor, no shrimp head, shrimp tail, shrimp shell off, no impurities. Poor quality shrimp, the appearance of reddish color, sour odor, untidy flesh, flabby tissue.

Shrimp skin how to choose

High-quality shrimp skin, the shell clean and shiny, light yellow, intact body shape, tail curved like a hook, shrimp eyes complete, head and torso tightly connected. After relaxing with a firm grip, shrimp skin can automatically spread, no odor and impurities. Deteriorated shrimp skin, dull appearance, pale color, incomplete body shape, more debris, with a firm grip on the hand, bonding and not easy to disperse, with a moldy smell.

How to choose shrimp

Good shrimp, neat appearance, light yellow and lustrous, no shell phenomenon, shrimp tail downward coiled, the flesh is tight and hard, no odor. Deteriorated shrimp, more debris, damp surface, dull, gray or gray-brown, hitching shells serious, flabby flesh, musty smell.
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