camarones
Crustaceans on menus
Camarones is Spanish for shrimp, commonly appearing on menus and in recipes for Latin American cuisine: camarones al ajillo, camarones a la diabla.
In English-speaking contexts, the word signals dishes prepared in Mexican, Central American, or Spanish styles rather than generic shrimp preparations.
Pungent culinary bulb
- butterSolid fat from cream
- sautéCook quickly in fat
- tacosFilled folded tortillas
- cevicheCitrus-cured raw seafood dish
paella · grill · marinade · skewers · scampi · tempura · tapas · gumbo
Massive saltwater body
- estuariesRiver-sea meeting points
- mangrovesSalt-water coastal trees
- tidalOf sea rhythms
- coastalOf the shoreline
benthic · tropics · aquaculture · seabed · brackish · lagoons · tidepools · Gulf
Ten-appendaged sea creatures
- carapaceProtective dorsal exoskeleton
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
- moltingPeriodic shedding of covering
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
larvae · arthropods · chitin · cephalothorax · abdomen · gills · rostrum · zooplankton
garlic
Pungent culinary bulb
ceviche · paella · grill · marinade · skewers · scampi · tempura · tapas · gumbo · cocktail
ocean
Massive saltwater body
coastal · benthic · tropics · aquaculture · seabed · brackish · lagoons · tidepools · Gulf · Pacific
decapods
Ten-appendaged sea creatures
- carapaceProtective dorsal exoskeleton
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
- moltingPeriodic shedding of covering
exoskeleton · larvae · arthropods · chitin · cephalothorax · abdomen · gills · rostrum · zooplankton
crustaceans
Exoskeleton-bearing aquatic arthropods
oysters · mussels · clams · squid · octopus · anchovies · langostinos · prawns · crawfish · pescado