Unique problems are introduced by the developmental life cycle of the main species, the giant river prawn.
Its ingredients used to be only river prawns and slices of fish.
Among the main dishes, beef and chicken curries seemed merely ordinary alongside those river prawns.
Its grilled 10-inch river prawns, eaten under acacia trees, were our favorite meal of the entire trip.
An hour later, he was stretched out on the cushions in his chamber, eating a dish of river prawns that had just been cooked by Jarita.
A small-scale freshwater prawn farm was established in 1991 at Wairakei, near Taupo, producing tropical giant river prawns.
It is believed that there are crocodiles in the Linggi River which was once famous for its river prawn.
Giant river prawns live in turbid freshwater, but their larval stages require brackish water to survive.
Giant river prawns have been farmed using traditional methods in Southeast Asia for a long time.
The Strand Hotel will prepare delicious grilled river prawns if asked in advance of arrival.