What is the most expensive shrimp?!


Question: yes random question but i need to know which one is the most expensive shrimp.. yes as in seafood...

Answers: yes random question but i need to know which one is the most expensive shrimp.. yes as in seafood...
White Tiger shrimp, fresh.

Most expensive served in a 5 star Michelin restaurant.

About half the price to buy and cook yourself.

North America call them shrimp. UK call them Prawns.
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    • jumbo shrimp cause there are larger
    i believe they are called prawns and are so big you could probably domesticate them as pets!lol
    tiger prawns i guess
    right now, according to jan 18, 2008 us department of commerce, noaa, national marine fisheries service data

    http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/st1/market_n...


    it is INDIA: BLACK TIGER: 6-8 $13.60

    black tiger shrimp from india. the "6-8" refers to the number of shrimps that together will equal 1 lb, so 6-8 shrimps are huge shrimps. price at wholesale was $13.60/lb.

    second most expensive is
    MEXICO WEST COAST: WHITE: No.1 Un/10 $12.90
    white shrimp from mexico.

    followed by
    GULF: BROWN: Un/10 $11.00
    shrimp from the USA gulf (texas, alabama, mississippi, florida, louisiana) "un/10" refers to the number of shrimps that will together equal 1 lb.


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