Author Topic: Prawns (Read 1847 times)

shygirl · « **on:** July 28, 2013, 01:29:34 pm »

i spent the morning shelling prawns with the kids. 90% of the prawns had eggs, so we must have thrown away a million eggs for 2 cups of shelled prawns.
what a waste? is this normal and why do they not prevent such wastage after all the drama about over fishing.

happygolucky · « **Reply #1 on:** July 28, 2013, 02:05:09 pm »

I only every buy them ready peeled, takes ages to shell enough for me

Fleecewife · « **Reply #2 on:** July 28, 2013, 02:24:42 pm »

Not the point you're making I know, but can't you eat the eggs like caviar?

shygirl · « **Reply #3 on:** July 28, 2013, 03:06:24 pm »

Quote from: Fleecewife on July 28, 2013, 02:24:42 pm

Not the point you're making I know, but can't you eat the eggs like caviar?

iv no idea, im incredibly squimish. seeing the eggs gave me the heeby geebys

had to force myself to continue shelling them as my daughters were watching...lol

the prawns were cooked and frozen so i presume you could eat them?

fiestyredhead331 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 28, 2013, 06:46:20 pm »

my dad's a prawn fisherman on the west coast of Scotland but because he uses creels rather than trawl nets he gets less prawns with eggs. I worked in a prawn processing plant for 6 years and used to hate 'green season' not only because it messes up with the weights of the prawns but the factory floor would just be a sea of green eggs, I hate to think how many were washed away down the drains over the years

spandit · « **Reply #5 on:** July 28, 2013, 09:46:20 pm »

Quote from: Fleecewife on July 28, 2013, 02:24:42 pm

Not the point you're making I know, but can't you eat the eggs like caviar?

According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe it's considered a delicacy in France and North America

john and helen · « **Reply #6 on:** July 30, 2013, 01:53:23 pm »

the eggs are no good unless mr prawn comes along a squirts them

bit like chicken eggs ... they are produced, but if mr cockbird don't do his business..then no babies

shygirl · « **Reply #7 on:** July 30, 2013, 05:19:32 pm »

Quote from: john and helen on July 30, 2013, 01:53:23 pm

the eggs are no good unless mr prawn comes along a squirts them
bit like chicken eggs ... they are produced, but if mr cockbird don't do his business..then no babies

how would you know if they are fertile? is caviar fertile eggs, i wonder. never tasted it, il be brave enough oneday.

i thought it would be educational for the kids to shell the prawns as they adore eating them but now my 10 yr old has refused to eat them. oh dear.

MAK · « **Reply #8 on:** July 30, 2013, 09:42:20 pm »

We often buy a kg of prawns when they are just 5 € a kg. I sometimes make a a soup with the shells - garlic shallots carrot veg stock cube tomatoes paste and harrisa ( ?spell check). I hand blitz it, sieve it the let ant grit settle before eatiing.
OR - we let the pigs have the shells mixed with their feed.