Is it their unique, delicate flavor or their tender, succulent texture that makes them so popular? Still, shrimp are often found on the tables during the holidays. It is true that they are a high quality source of protein and are easy to prepare in many different ways.
Are you more like prawns, prawns or scampi?
Before tasting them during the holidays, we learn to recognize the different varieties of shrimp :
Prawns are fished in the North Atlantic. Those from the coasts of Brittany and Normandy are called “bouquet”. Their body, translucent, can be slightly streaked.
Gray shrimps come from the French (and European) Atlantic coasts and measure up to 8 cm long. Gray when raw, they turn pink when cooked.
prawns are large shrimp from tropical waters. They are frequently sold frozen.
The scampi : in Italian, this word means “langoustines”. By misuse of language, “scampi” sometimes refers to large prawns.
What are the health benefits of shrimp?
- protein : 100 g of prawns contain 19 g of protein, satisfying and ideal for maintaining muscle mass.
- fat burner : they are full of vitamin B3 (or PP), an ally against fat storage.
- Antioxidants : with their high selenium content – 100 g contain more than half of the RDA (recommended daily allowance) – they are real anti-free radical shields.
- Anti-anaemics : they have a good iron content (2 mg/100 g), well assimilated by the body.
- Mineralized : in good seafood, shrimp are also doped with iodine, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc and copper.
- Rich in good fats : the lipids contained in shrimp are mostly unsaturated, with a perfect omega-Z/omega-G balance.
>> The small defect of shrimps : they contain purines, precursors of uric acid, which can accentuate the pain linked to rheumatism in people prone to gout attacks.
On video- Chef Emmanuel Sibileau’s recipe for shrimps with gourmet peas
