Comments on: Choosing Wisely: Shrimp http://civileats.com/2009/03/13/chosing-wisely-shrimp/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 23 May 2012 05:40:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Hillary http://civileats.com/2009/03/13/chosing-wisely-shrimp/comment-page-1/#comment-2520 Hillary Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:56:37 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=2583#comment-2520 Not all farmed shrimp are bad - while living in Michigan, I had the opportunity to experience the nation's first completely indoor, eco-friendly shrimp farm. I've toured the facility, spoken to the proprietor at length, and eaten the (wonderful) products many times! It's as fresh as shrimp gets when you live in the Midwest: http://www.usmsfp.org/news/headlinenews/06-09-2005-russ%20allen.htm Not all farmed shrimp are bad – while living in Michigan, I had the opportunity to experience the nation’s first completely indoor, eco-friendly shrimp farm.

I’ve toured the facility, spoken to the proprietor at length, and eaten the (wonderful) products many times! It’s as fresh as shrimp gets when you live in the Midwest:
http://www.usmsfp.org/news/headlinenews/06-09-2005-russ%20allen.htm

]]> By: The Ethicurean: Chew the right thing. » Blog Archive » Digest - Blogs: Tomato truths, legislation lies, and the murky waters of sustainable shrimp http://civileats.com/2009/03/13/chosing-wisely-shrimp/comment-page-1/#comment-2495 The Ethicurean: Chew the right thing. » Blog Archive » Digest - Blogs: Tomato truths, legislation lies, and the murky waters of sustainable shrimp Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:58:35 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=2583#comment-2495 [...] The shrimp sustainability spectrum: Chef Aaron French dives into the sustainable shrimp debate with a review of available shrimp choices and concludes that there’s no silver (or pink, as it were) bullet. (Civil Eats) [...] [...] The shrimp sustainability spectrum: Chef Aaron French dives into the sustainable shrimp debate with a review of available shrimp choices and concludes that there’s no silver (or pink, as it were) bullet. (Civil Eats) [...]

]]> By: Britt http://civileats.com/2009/03/13/chosing-wisely-shrimp/comment-page-1/#comment-2475 Britt Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:42:28 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=2583#comment-2475 Aaron, I'm glad you've brought this issue to light among the Civil Eats crowd; I'm surprised that I do not see more about this (though the World Watch Institute regularly reports on new ways to cultivate shrimp for a protein starved world). I would like to add one more wrinkle to the story...maybe a ray of hope for future shrimp/prawn loving generations in N America: that is with FRESHWATER prawns. Yep, they're now being cultivated in the USA, although the demand is way higher than the supply, making them hard to find and pretty expensive (for now, anyway). Not only have I seen them in my upscale grocer but last year in late summer I saw them being harvested in Illinois (I know--as far from saltwater as it gets!) and they seem to be a terrific crop. Read: sustainable and double cropable (with fish like trout). And they get big! I haven't looked, but no doubt there's a website with info. From what little I've read, the prawns only need part of the year to reach full size, and the remainder of the season, the trout are grown in the ponds. As a side note, while in Burma a few years ago, I ate freshwater prawns caught from the Irrawaddy River--just about every day for two weeks--and they're VERY tasty!-Britt Aaron, I’m glad you’ve brought this issue to light among the Civil Eats crowd; I’m surprised that I do not see more about this (though the World Watch Institute regularly reports on new ways to cultivate shrimp for a protein starved world).

I would like to add one more wrinkle to the story…maybe a ray of hope for future shrimp/prawn loving generations in N America: that is with FRESHWATER prawns. Yep, they’re now being cultivated in the USA, although the demand is way higher than the supply, making them hard to find and pretty expensive (for now, anyway). Not only have I seen them in my upscale grocer but last year in late summer I saw them being harvested in Illinois (I know–as far from saltwater as it gets!) and they seem to be a terrific crop. Read: sustainable and double cropable (with fish like trout). And they get big! I haven’t looked, but no doubt there’s a website with info. From what little I’ve read, the prawns only need part of the year to reach full size, and the remainder of the season, the trout are grown in the ponds.

As a side note, while in Burma a few years ago, I ate freshwater prawns caught from the Irrawaddy River–just about every day for two weeks–and they’re VERY tasty!-Britt

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