Tips on how to choose fresh and delicious mantis shrimp.

(Baonghean.vn) - Mantis shrimp, also known as "sea mantis shrimp" or simply mantis shrimp, is a highly sought-after seafood due to its delicious, sweet, and nutritious meat. Below are tips for choosing fresh mantis shrimp and how to safely peel them for housewives:

"Mantis shrimp from Nghe An are in high demand."

1. Select those that are still alive.

Mantis shrimp have a rather peculiar appearance with many legs, a bluish-white or opaque white color, and two claws similar to those of a shrimp. To choose good mantis shrimp, skilled housewives often avoid buying them on full moon days. Like some other crustaceans, mantis shrimp are more prone to becoming soft and mushy on those days. There are several types of mantis shrimp. Generally, housewives advise choosing the type with thin, bright shells and thick, heavy flesh.

Mantis shrimp have thin, light-colored shells and thick flesh. (Image: Internet)

2. Choose mantis shrimp with roe.

When choosing mantis shrimp, hold the shrimp and turn it over so that if you see a reddish-pink streak at the tail, you should choose it immediately, because those mantis shrimp contain roe. When used in boiled or stir-fried dishes, they will be very fragrant and rich in flavor.

3. How to peel mantis shrimp

Mantis shrimp meat is delicious and sweet, with a hard, sharp shell. Therefore, during preparation, they can easily cut your hands if you're not careful. So how do you peel mantis shrimp easily? You can follow these instructions:

* Prepare:Shrimp and prawns

* Perform:

Step 1: You can use scissors to cut off the head of the mantis shrimp (or leave it on if you prefer).

Step 2: Turn the mantis shrimp so that its belly is facing upwards.

Step 3: Hold the mantis shrimp slightly tilted with one hand, and with the other hand, use scissors to cut along one edge of the shell, lengthwise along the shrimp's body.

Step 4: Hold the mantis shrimp's body with one hand and peel off the hard shell with the other.

Step 5: Use your hands to peel the meat of the mantis shrimp away from its belly shell.

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