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Do "prawns" and "shrimps" are always interchangeable?

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Rebecca

They are actually completely different animals! They look and taste quite similar but the biggest difference is that prawns are usually bigger and have three pairs of legs, whereas shrimp only have two. Thus, the two are actually not interchangeable as they are different things.

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