Prawns in Brown Sauce

    It is a local signature dish of the Jiaodong area in Shandong. The Shandong Peninsula is endowed with a long coastline with abundance of seafood delicacy choices, one of which being prawns. As is recorded in Sea Delicacies written by Hao Yixing, the Bohai Sea “abounds in largequantities of prawns which measure more than one chi and as big as children's arms. Fishermen net them and dry them up in the sun, marinate and sell them as prawns”. Prawns travel between the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea during the spring and autumn every year. They win fame both at home and abroad for their thick flesh, their freshness, their beautiful color and their good nutrition. Analysis shows that per 100g of prawns contains 20.6 g of protein, 0.7 g of fat, 35 g of calcium , 150mg of phosphorous and other nutrients like Vitamin A,etc... “Prawns Braised in Bro wn Sauce” has always been the most popular specialty dish in Shandong for its bright color and superb taste.

Features:
    It is vividly red in color and the meat is tender and fresh.

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