Best Frozen Raw Prawns - Sydney

Starlight8 on 09/07/2024 - 10:01
Last edited 09/07/2024 - 10:11

Hi Guys!

I was just wondering if someone can kindly recommend where to buy the best frozen prawns?

I bought a bag from woolies and it was sooo salty :(

TIA :)

Food & Grocery Prawns Seafood

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  • Duckie2hh on 09/07/2024 - 10:04
    -4

    Best

    Frozen

    lol

  • sumyungguy on 09/07/2024 - 10:07

    Are you talking cooked or raw? I only buy raw so tapping out if you're buying cooked (frozen).

    • Starlight8 on 09/07/2024 - 10:11

      Raw prawns please :)

      • sumyungguy on 09/07/2024 - 10:29
        +1

        My current preference: Tassal farmed black tigers from Woolies farmed in Yamba & Proserpine

        • JDMcarfan on 09/07/2024 - 10:34

          good shout ill need to give these a go. every frozen prawn ive bought has that chemically (like Styrofoam) smell, but that has been a result of buying SEA prawns. Noting the image still has all the skin on, are these degutted?

          • sumyungguy on 09/07/2024 - 10:36
            +1

            @JDMcarfan: They're whole, but being farmed have pretty clean poo chutes. Avoid the Karumba banana prawns as they have that ammonia vibe. I also rate Crystal Bay but the raw ones are often stocked out at my local; also sold in a 3kg pack at Costco

            • JDMcarfan on 09/07/2024 - 10:39

              @sumyungguy: thanks mate! will buy a pack and give them a go.
              At 26.50 its pretty good value compared to the fish monger
              and ammonia is the smell (you it on the head)

              • sumyungguy on 09/07/2024 - 10:41

                @JDMcarfan: I used to ask for frozen from the deli but Woolies said they're no longer permitted to sell them. When I realised these 1kg storage-friendly packs were available I stopped buying from my fisho.

        • Starlight8 on 09/07/2024 - 10:42

          Thanks for the suggestion. I will give this a go :)

        • skillet on 10/07/2024 - 08:16

          The Tassal farmed raw prawns are the only prawns I buy from woolies. I don't detect much ammonia.

  • jv on 09/07/2024 - 10:15

    Best Frozen Raw Prawns

    Is that a euphemism ?

  • Gdsamp on 09/07/2024 - 10:43
    +1

    Hope you find a good vendor. Unfortunately I can't stand the smell

  • happydude on 09/07/2024 - 11:48

    They all come from the same ocean.

    • sumyungguy on 09/07/2024 - 13:34

      Apparently max growth rates for farmed tigers occur in 15–20 ppt salinity—seawater is normally 35 ppt

    • gomertose on 09/07/2024 - 14:11
      +1

      Yeah but if you buy stuff which is product of or packed in SEA/China they almost always soak them sodium tripolyphosphate which changes their texture and retain water making them taste like nothing. Then you wonder why you wasted your money on these trash prawns.

  • aoeueoa on 09/07/2024 - 14:03

    Be conscious of the source of the prawns. Good report recently on the slave industry in India https://apnews.com/article/india-shrimp-seafood-industry-lab…

    • McEels on 10/07/2024 - 12:31
      +1

      The prawn industry is huge. They should have an onlyfarms page.

  • Ghost47 on 09/07/2024 - 16:33
    -1

    Why don’t you just Google your local seafood stores and check reviews then call and ask if they have what you want?

  • ihbh on 09/07/2024 - 17:53

    Why don't you buy these and freeze them yourself; don't have the sulphites in the frozen ones.

    https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/productdetails/786199/raw…

    • sumyungguy on 09/07/2024 - 17:59
      +3

      Supermarket deli counter prawns are thawed from frozen. Some specialist seafood retailers will have purchased fresh prawns from the markets. Sodium metabisulphite is used to prevent black spot in wild-caught trawler prawns. Pretty sure farmed prawns are free from sodium metabisulphite.

      • ihbh on 09/07/2024 - 19:22

        Yes, thawed from frozen. I haven't found freezing from thawed affects texture or taste. Worth it when these go for $12-18/kg before incentives.

  • petestrash on 16/07/2024 - 22:57

    I've found the Aldi Australian peeled and tail off prawns to be good. no poo tubes and a good size.

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