Black Tiger Shrimp ( Penaeus monodon )

Name: Black Tiger Shrimp
Brand: Viet Asia Food

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PRODUCT INFORMATION

Black Tiger Shrimp (Penaeus monodon), also known as giant tiger prawn or Asian tiger prawn, is a variety of prawn commonly caught or farmed for food. Black Tiger shrimp are regarded as a high-end, niche product in today’s seafood market.

Natural distribution of Black Tiger is the Indo-Pacific ranging from the eastern coast of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, as far as South East Asia, the Pacific Ocean, and northern Australia

Black Tiger shrimp is available year-round. The organisation and consoidation of various finished products into single shipments, saving buyers sourcing time plus avoidance of potential overstocking.

Black Tiger Shrimp big sizes are one of our strengths. It’s delivered to HORECA sectors. Also, we are flexible to export the small quantity by air.

Black Tiger Shrimp has a firm texture and a somewhat sweet flavour. Black Tiger shrimp is raised in farms, with lower salinity in the water, tend to be a bit milder than ocean-caught Black Tiger shrimp. When Black Tiger shrimp is cooked, meat turns white and their black stripes turn bright red.

Vietnam has developed a unique inititative to raise Black Tiger shrimp in the Mangrove Forests free of any feeds, chemicals, or antibiotics. This inititative has created a shrimp product with a sweeter taste, more complex flavor, firm texture and brighter color. It also helps combat economic pressures to destroy the mangroves, ensuring the protection of these local communities in Vietnam.