raw shrimp

Gray before cooking

Raw shrimp are shrimp that haven't been cooked—gray or translucent rather than the pink-orange of cooked shrimp.

Most shrimp sold "fresh" at seafood counters has actually been frozen and thawed.

Raw shrimp may be sold shell-on or peeled, deveined or not: The recipe calls for a pound of raw shrimp.

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peel and eat · translucent · gray · briny · ice · cold water · fresh · on ice · cocktail · sushi · ceviche · marinate · grill · sauté · stir fry · garlic butter · tail · shell

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cooking state

raw shrimpgrilled shrimp

Heat-seared small shellfish

fried shrimp · pink shrimp · shrimp scampi · tempura shrimp

processing/preparation level

raw shrimpshrimp cocktail

Chilled prawns with sauce

dried shrimp · shrimp tempura · breaded shrimp · popcorn shrimp

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G