Where do you buy your Prawns?

[rdjohn]

For 10-months of the year, we live in a France and Spain where you can buy freshly cooked Prawns for 12-14 Euros / Kilo. They need to be peeled which is a faff, but the are both meaty and full of flavour. The irony is that I think most of these originate in UK waters.

But I am in England at the moment - the home of the tasteless frozen Prawn - I think, originating from the Far East. We visit good fish markets and local fishmonger, but never find the quality of Prawn that we can buy so easily in France and Spain.

Where do we need to go to buy good flavoured Prawns? Preferably, NW England.

[Speed 3]

I buy mine raw frozen from Costco, really good and come in a variety of sizes.

[21TonyK]

Best "easy access" prawns I have found are Sainsburys Taste the Difference frozen.

I am investigating a few more frozen options this week but they are the best so far without buying fresh from a local merchant/fish market.

[Monkeylegend]

Prawn Broker.

[Rosedene]

One of the joys of living in the Hebrides is I have 3 local companies/boats where I can order caught that day crab, lobster, squatties and prawn plus diver caught scallop. The local “burger van” does a scallop, bacon and black pudding roll. Bliss.

[thebraketester]

Speed 3 said:

I buy mine raw frozen from Costco, really good and come in a variety of sizes.

They are decent but are sadly all from the Far East.

[Cupramax]

Monkeylegend said:

Prawn Broker.

[numtumfutunch]

21TonyK said:

Best "easy access" prawns I have found are Sainsburys Taste the Difference frozen.

I am investigating a few more frozen options this week but they are the best so far without buying fresh from a local merchant/fish market.

Agreed, the shell on/off frozen king prawns are lovely

Although once they were out of stock and so we got the shell on monsters for the same price - massively messy and hugely tasty

Would recommend

[Tickle]

We have a fish van, sets-up outside farmshop at weekends but also does deliveries. Must be something similar local to yourself. Anything that requires a bit of a lead time can just be ordered earlier in the week.

Not sure what part of NW you are but it's Taylor's Farm shop in Lathom.

[MXRod]

rdjohn said:

For 10-months of the year, we live in a France and Spain where you can buy freshly cooked Prawns for 12-14 Euros / Kilo. They need to be peeled which is a faff, but the are both meaty and full of flavour. The irony is that I think most of these originate in UK waters.

But I am in England at the moment - the home of the tasteless frozen Prawn - I think, originating from the Far East. We visit good fish markets and local fishmonger, but never find the quality of Prawn that we can buy so easily in France and Spain.

Where do we need to go to buy good flavoured Prawns? Preferably, NW England.

Thats one of the highlights of our summer trip to France , fresh ,cooked shell on prawns , as well as meaty duck breasts ,
If ever we do a cheap day trip to Citi Europe ( PO ferries free wine trip , 6 free bottles Banrock Station ) then we always bring back a kilo or 2 of prawns and about a dozen or so duck breasts

[anonymous-user]

Local fishmonger's freezer.

[rdjohn]

Rosedene said:

One of the joys of living in the Hebrides is I have 3 local companies/boats where I can order caught that day crab, lobster, squatties and prawn plus diver caught scallop. The local “burger van” does a scallop, bacon and black pudding roll. Bliss.

I seriously envy you.

I live in East Cheshire, so there is no shortage of customers with disposable cash, but local fishmongers never have fresh prawns - just frozen stuff like the supermarkets.

The best fish market that we visit is in Bury Lancashire, but they do not sell Prawns, but the Fleetwood landed fish is way better than most other outlets. TheIr crabs and scallops are excellent.

Had to Google what a squattie was - not a big fan of Langoustines,; a lot of work for small reward.

[Mammasaid]

Monkeylegend said:

Prawn Broker.

Prawnhub

[Gary Woodland]

I also think the costco ones are okay. Otherwise you need to find a fish man that drives around local restaurants really I think.

[arfur]

Speed 3 said:

I buy mine raw frozen from Costco, really good and come in a variety of sizes.

So do I ... peeled and tail off frozen jumbo king prawns ... never had an issue with the taste ... consistently nice

[arfur]

Actually, to add ... The Fish Society

https://www.thefishsociety.co.uk/

I use this place for Squid and other fish from time to time - very good !

Never bought prawns from them however ... you might want to give them a go ?

Arf

[thebraketester]

All there prawns seem to contain E numbers... which is a bit puzzling.

[sidekickdmr]

unrelated, but over £20 per prawn

https://www.thefishsociety.co.uk/al-caprawns-devei...

Do look yummy (and huge) though

[Mobile Chicane]

rdjohn said:

For 10-months of the year, we live in a France and Spain where you can buy freshly cooked Prawns for 12-14 Euros / Kilo. They need to be peeled which is a faff, but the are both meaty and full of flavour. The irony is that I think most of these originate in UK waters.

But I am in England at the moment - the home of the tasteless frozen Prawn - I think, originating from the Far East. We visit good fish markets and local fishmonger, but never find the quality of Prawn that we can buy so easily in France and Spain.

Where do we need to go to buy good flavoured Prawns? Preferably, NW England.

I'm presuming you mean 'crevettes roses'. Never seen them in the UK. So called 'king' prawns are nowhere near.

[JKRolling]

Pleased I’ve found this thread. I’m looking for some raw king prawns for something I’m cooking this weekend. I might regret this but I’m considering buying some from Iceland. Probably from the Far East but for me it’s the fact that they do large raw, peeled prawns that makes it seem like a convenient choice.

If anyone has already tried this and thinks it’s an awful idea please let me know! And suggest a better alternative!