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[Seafood dish and style of preparation] [the seafood dish] [date=July 2018]
SCAMPI is a crustacean-based seafood dish, especially featuring langoustine
(the Italian name of which gives the dish its name), as well as shrimp or
prawns, varying regionally in preparation. The term "scampi" is also used as
a style of preparation (of, characteristically, shellfish such as langoustines
or shrimp sauteed in olive oil, garlic, and white wine, and garnished with
Parmesan cheese and lemon juice).
** Name
_Scampi_ is the plural of [it], the Italian name for the langoustine
(_Nephrops norvegicus_), also called the Norwegian lobster. The Italian word
may be derived from the Ancient Greek [grc] ([καμπή]), meaning "bending" or
"winding".[1]
In English, the term may, depending on region and context, refer to either
langoustine as a species, or to the dish traditionally made with them or a
similar crustacean. In the United States, where langoustines are uncommon,
the dish is made with shrimp, and usually called "shrimp scampi", treating the
terms as a style of preparation. Food labelling laws in the UK require
products labelled "scampi" to contain langoustine (or, as "Pacific scampi",
Andaman lobster _Metanephrops adamanicus_ or New Zealand lobster _Metanephrops
challengeri_),[2][3] as monkfish tail was formerly sometimes
dishonestly<!--not illegally – that's what the regulations are for!--> used
and sold as scampi in the United Kingdom.[4]
** Preparation methods
Although commonly sautéed, as in Italy, the French encyclopaedia _Larousse
Gastronomique_ describes langoustine as delicate, and suggests they be poached
only for a few seconds in court-bouillon. When very fresh, they have a
slightly sweet flavour that is lost when frozen[date=August 2024] and can be
eaten plain.
In Britain, the shelled tail meat is generally referred to as "scampi tails"
or "wholetail scampi". Cheaper "re-formed scampi" can contain other parts
pressed together with other fish. Scampi is served fried in batter or
breadcrumbs and usually with chips and tartar sauce.[date=August 2024] It is
widely available in supermarkets and restaurants and considered pub or snack
food.
In the United States, "shrimp scampi" is the menu name for a particular shrimp
dish in Italian-American cuisine. (The actual word for "shrimp" in Italian is
_gambero_ or _gamberetto_, plural _gamberi_ or _gamberetti_.[5]) "Scampi" by
itself is a dish of shrimp served in garlic butter, dry white wine and
Parmesan cheese, either with bread or over pasta or rice. The term "shrimp
scampi" is construed as a style of preparation, with variants using other
shellfish or even meats such as chicken.
** See also
- List of seafood dishes
** References
[reflist]
** Further reading
- Alan Davidson , _Mediterranean Seafood_ , 1972. [0-14-046174-4] .
- Prosper Montagné , _Larousse Gastronomique_ , 1938. [0-600-60235-4] .
** External links
- [commons inline]
[Food]
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