Medium-small shrimp 40/50
A practical size for tagines, soups and sauces, better value than medium with the same flavour. Weighed before peeling.
Also known as: 40/50 shrimp, medium-small prawns
Available preparation
Order any time and it arrives the next day anywhere in Greater Cairo, in a sealed ice box. Pay by wallet or cash on delivery.
How Medium-small shrimp 40/50 is cooked
This grade sits between medium and small, and it is the one that works in tagines, sauces and soup without paying for a size the dish will not show. Ask for it peeled if it is going into rice or a sauce, in the shell if it is being fried.
How to choose Medium-small shrimp 40/50
Traders grade shrimp by the number of pieces in a kilo, so 40/50 means forty to fifty pieces per kilo. The higher the number, the smaller the piece. The shell should be glossy and firm and the head should hold fast.
Questions about Medium-small shrimp 40/50
How much is Medium-small shrimp 40/50 today?
Medium-small shrimp 40/50 is 600 EGP per kilo today. Preparation is a flat per-kilo rate, delivery depends on your area and is shown at checkout, and prices update every morning.
How is Medium-small shrimp 40/50 weighed?
We weigh it whole before cleaning, as any fishmonger does. Cleaning and cutting are a fixed price per kilo shown before you add to the cart. Ordered peeled and cleaned, it loses about half its weight: a kilo arrives as roughly 500 g of peeled shrimp.
Which preparation should I ask for with Medium-small shrimp 40/50?
The options for Medium-small shrimp 40/50 are: Whole, as caught, Head off, shell on, Peeled and deveined. Pick whichever suits your dish as you add it to the cart, and the price of each preparation is shown before you add.
When does Medium-small shrimp 40/50 arrive?
Order any time and we prepare it early the next morning and deliver between 10 am and 1 pm (by 2 pm in farther areas), in a sealed ice box. Pay by wallet or cash on delivery.
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