rock shrimp
noun
: any of several hard-shelled warm-water shrimp (genus Sicyonia, especially S. brevirostris) that are harvested chiefly in the Gulf of Mexico and widely sold as food
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Menu highlights include rock shrimp tempura; spicy tuna aji panca; and sashimi that includes salmon, seabass and yellowtail.
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Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Even better is the rock shrimp Israeli cous cous scented with saffron and studded with zucchini, tomato and lemon.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
At every Nobu Hotel worldwide, guests can enjoy the restaurant’s most iconic dishes—like miso black cod, rock shrimp tempura and yellowtail sashimi—all served right in their room.
—Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
At his namesake London restaurant, Korean-American chef Akira Back turns out crowd-pleasers (tuna pizza; Wagyu bulgogi tacos; creamy rock shrimp) long into the night.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
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Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Even better is the rock shrimp Israeli cous cous scented with saffron and studded with zucchini, tomato and lemon.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
At every Nobu Hotel worldwide, guests can enjoy the restaurant’s most iconic dishes—like miso black cod, rock shrimp tempura and yellowtail sashimi—all served right in their room.
—Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
At his namesake London restaurant, Korean-American chef Akira Back turns out crowd-pleasers (tuna pizza; Wagyu bulgogi tacos; creamy rock shrimp) long into the night.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Rock shrimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rock%20shrimp. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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