"James" wrote in message
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Can one taste the difference between raised shrimp from different
countries?

How does shrimp size effect taste? I don't know about shrimp but in
lobsters the bigger ones seems less tasty to me.

Thats a good question. If you are eating shrimp raw, yes you can tell the
difference
between various species like ama-ebi, botan-ebi, kuruma-ebi by taste and
texture.
But I don't think I could tell any difference as regards where they were
farmed.
And if they have been cooked, I am sure I could not tell any difference
beyond size.
So I really dont think size makes much difference in shrimp as far as flavor
is concerned.
Often people say that they prefer the smaller lobsters because they are
better eating.
However I have found that that is somewhat of a myth in that larger lobsters
are more often
overcooked because they are "larger". I have eaten some pretty large
lobsters that when
done right really did not differ from "chicken lobsters" in taste and
texture.
I suspect that time of year and location which translates mostly into the
lobsters diet
as well as how long the lobster sat in the pot (yes, lobster fishermen will
sometimes leave
them in the pots awaiting market price upswings) will have a bigger effect
on taste rather
than size. Anyway for all shellfish shrimp or lobster I think that cooking
technique is
the most important variable. Just my personal views.