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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Where to watch, eat & drink during Super Bowl 2013…
Area 31 is showing the game inside & outside and pairing it with $5 well cocktails, wine and Prosecco and $6 bar bites like rock shrimp ceviche, fish fry (calamari, rock shrimp, white fish), and chorizo potato croquettas.
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Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Paine is still finalizing the food for each venue, but two dishes are sure to make the Emilia’s menu: rock shrimp fra diavolo and bistecca alla Fiorentina, both from Paine’s appearance on Ciao House.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 11 July 2023
Anything fried is good, and the steamed rock shrimp are great.
—Coastal Living, Southern Living, 15 June 2023
Dishes will include rock shrimp ceviche, brisket, shrimp and mushroom tacos, beef sliders, tuna tartare and chicken quesadillas.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2023
This week, for example, Cooper is getting Dover sole from Iceland, sea urchins from Maine, Shigoku oysters and geoduck clams from Washington state, sepia (cuttlefish) from Italy, sablefish from Alaska, bluefin tuna from Spain and rock shrimp from the Florida Keys.
—Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2022
Sample items include a rock shrimp gyoza (potsticker) with caraway seed, cultured cram and Georgian herbs, a lamb kibbeh (meatball) wrap with cumin, allspice, cucumber, Kalamata olive and lemon dill yogurt on sangak flatbread; and Basque burnt cheesecake with persimmon ginger jam.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2021
The opening menu will include ricotta cavatelli, with braised osso buco and porcini mushrooms, and Rocchio’s legendary trofie pasta, with a seafood Bolognese that includes rock shrimp, scallops, peas and garbanzo beans.
—Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Sep. 2021
Open with either tempura rock shrimp with ginger chili pepper aioli, or risotto arancini stuffed with mozzarella and served alongside roasted tomato merlot sauce for dipping.
—Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 19 May 2021
Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Paine is still finalizing the food for each venue, but two dishes are sure to make the Emilia’s menu: rock shrimp fra diavolo and bistecca alla Fiorentina, both from Paine’s appearance on Ciao House.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 11 July 2023
Anything fried is good, and the steamed rock shrimp are great.
—Coastal Living, Southern Living, 15 June 2023
Dishes will include rock shrimp ceviche, brisket, shrimp and mushroom tacos, beef sliders, tuna tartare and chicken quesadillas.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2023
This week, for example, Cooper is getting Dover sole from Iceland, sea urchins from Maine, Shigoku oysters and geoduck clams from Washington state, sepia (cuttlefish) from Italy, sablefish from Alaska, bluefin tuna from Spain and rock shrimp from the Florida Keys.
—Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2022
Sample items include a rock shrimp gyoza (potsticker) with caraway seed, cultured cram and Georgian herbs, a lamb kibbeh (meatball) wrap with cumin, allspice, cucumber, Kalamata olive and lemon dill yogurt on sangak flatbread; and Basque burnt cheesecake with persimmon ginger jam.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2021
The opening menu will include ricotta cavatelli, with braised osso buco and porcini mushrooms, and Rocchio’s legendary trofie pasta, with a seafood Bolognese that includes rock shrimp, scallops, peas and garbanzo beans.
—Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Sep. 2021
Open with either tempura rock shrimp with ginger chili pepper aioli, or risotto arancini stuffed with mozzarella and served alongside roasted tomato merlot sauce for dipping.
—Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 19 May 2021
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