Karuma Shrimp

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Japanese Tiger Prawn

Karuma Shrimp are very large shrimp with striped shells. They can grown 7.5 to 12 inches (20 to 30 cm), though they are usually sold at 5 to 6 inches (12 to 15 cm.)

Each female can produce around 400,000 eggs. The shrimp will only live 1 year in the wild.

They are used a lot in Japanese cooking for "Odori Ebi."


Equivalents
2 1/2 pounds (1 kg) = 25 to 30 Karuma Shrimp

Language Notes
Called "Kuruma-ebi" in Japanese.

Also called:
Penaeus japonica (Scientific Name); Crevette Kuruma (French); Cameron Kuruma (Spanish); Kuruma-ebi (Japanese)

See Also:

Odori Ebi

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