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Default Shrimp Scampi, ...and what else?

On Wednesday, September 17, 2014 2:07:41 PM UTC-4, Pico Rico wrote:
> "Helpful person" wrote in message
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> > On Wednesday, September 17, 2014 10:38:06 AM UTC-4, sf wrote:

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> >> Scampi, shrimp, prawn and gamba are all the same thing. Italians call
> >> it scampi

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> > Don't think so. Shrimp in Italian is gamberetto and prawn is gambero,
> > the difference I believe being size.

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> Think again. Scampi is one Italian word for prawns.


Scampi is a method of cooking prawns.