What is Scampi ?

[Mrs Birdseye]

Can someone please tell me what 'scampi' is?

[Old Mike]

Nephrops norvegicus

[Ginger Mo]

Metanephrops challengeri

[fish face]

it's some kind of crayfish/lobster, but I think some places just use prawns and call it scampi.  The French call them langoustines

You could have looked this up on google though and got your answer in about 20 seconds.

[Lee Sea]

They are a very deep water ocean creature. They are halfway between a prawn and a lobster. In my opinion they taste nicer than both, very sweet flavor and fine texture. They are typically frozen immediately upon catching, so most of the time you buy them they will be frozen. Italians, French and Japanese eat them a lot in various dishes. They are found in various parts of the world. They go well with mango

[DeepFatFriar]

Scampi are indigenous to British pubs where they are usually to be found in a basket, covered in breadcrumbs and accompanied by chips

[fish face]

They're found in the Atlantic and the Med, so anything you get elsewhere claiming to be 'local' scampi, is probably just prawns.


They're also found at Smith's chippy down Tanjong Katong Rd where they retail for the princely sum of $24 including chips   

[ex-pat]

Is it related to a yabby?

[In the pink]

Is it related to a yabby?

Only in the same way that a crisp Sauvignon Blanc is related to weasel piss strained through a sugar bag.

[here?]

has anyone found them in the supermarkets here?  my husband loves a good crumbed scampi but i've never managed to track them down.

[$Pripps]

Is it related to a yabby?

Only in the same way that a crisp Sauvignon Blanc is related to weasel piss strained through a sugar bag.

lol !

[Darwin]

Can someone please tell me what 'scampi' is?

Try Google/Wikipedia next time and save everybody the effort.

[Girthwider]

Try the local 'sotong' instead and dont get 'blur'!