RIVER SHRIMP

River shrimp is also known as Kawaebi in Japanese.

River shrimp/ Kawaebi/ Gura essa (Macrobrachium lanchesteri) is widely distributed in Asia. As the name says, in Vietnam, River shrimp/ Kawaebi/ Gura essa (Macrobrachium lanchesteri) is found in almost all types of freshwater bodies, rice-padders, wild ponds, standing and slowly flowing rivers, swamps, etc. and the caught quantity has been regular every year.

River shrimp/ Kawaebi/ Gura essa (Macrobrachium lanchesteri) is small shrimp. River shrimp/ Kawaebi/ Gura essa (Macrobrachium lanchesteri) ’s appearance is slender and nearly transparent. After catching, river shrimp are individually frozen within a few hours to maintain the highest quality and to preserve all the natural flavours and nutrion. With small packing 200g - 250g - 300g, the River shrimp/ Kawaebi/ Gura essa (Macrobrachium lanchesteri) create a convenient preparation of the product. Besides domestic market, each year, Vietnam also exports River shrimp/ Kawaebi/ Gura essa (Macrobrachium lanchesteri) to meet the demand of Asian community all around the world.

River shrimp/ Kawaebi/ Gura essa (Macrobrachium lanchesteri) are so popular in daily meals thanks to their taste and nutrition. River shrimp/ Kawaebi/ Gura essa (Macrobrachium lanchesteri) can be served as whole and do not need a great deal of cooking. River shrimp/ Kawaebi/ Gura essa (Macrobrachium lanchesteri) are with sell-on to provide extra flavors to your dishes.

The simplest and the best method of cooking is to fry River shrimp/ Kawaebi/ Gura essa (Macrobrachium lanchesteri) and eat with salt and lemon. River shrimp/ Kawaebi/ Gura essa (Macrobrachium lanchesteri) also can be served in a variety of Indian dishes. They can be curried and this is the most popular way to cook them. Ideally it will be turmeric, red and green peppers and coconut milk. Additionally, River shrimp/ Kawaebi/ Gura essa (Macrobrachium lanchesteri) is crumbed, deep-dried and enjoyed with cold beer. Once you start eating, you can’t stop eating!

From October on, in flooding season, we can get the big volume of River shrimp/ Kawaebi/ Gura essa (Macrobrachium lanchesteri); therefore, big importers can send us your buying plan in advance.