The sea shrimp is mainly white shrimp, and the river shrimp is mainly giant shrimp. Both of them belong to half-wrist orthopedics, and their appearance is very similar, but their taste and texture are quite different, so the market price is also quite different.

So how do you tell when you buy?

White shrimp, also known as Shaking Shrimp, Jiang Tu Shrimp and Yingchun Shrimp, is covered with a layer of carapace on the body surface, and the second layer of carapace on the abdomen covers the first layer of carapace, with two short whiskers. Its body is white and transparent with blue or red spots, and its shell is thin but hard. The shrimp body is slightly flat and the shell ridge is slightly angular.

Giant-arm shrimp, also known as green shrimp and firewood shrimp, is also covered with a layer of carapace, but there are claws in front of its feet, especially the second pair of feet, which are very thick and strong, and can be used to attack and defend the enemy. The shrimp body is turquoise with brown stripes, the shell is thin and soft, the shrimp body is cylindrical, and the shell ridge is round. Shrimp meat is translucent and emerald-colored. The cooked double white shrimp is crystal clear, and the taste is more elastic and tender.

In addition, the head and chest of Macrobrachium macrobrachium are wider, and the ratio with the body is larger than that of white shrimp. Shrimp breasts are also much fuller than white shrimps.

The price difference is 5-8 yuan/kg.