Braised Prawns in Soy Sauce

Braised Prawns in Soy Sauce

　　Braised Prawns in Soy Sauce: This has long been a popular and well-known delicacy in Shandong cuisine, celebrated for its beautiful color and delicious taste. The prawn meat is tender and flavorful. The Jiaodong Peninsula has a long coastline with an abundance of seafood delicacies, and prawns are one of them. According to Hao Yixing’s *Sea Creatures* (*Haicuo*), the Bohai Sea “has prawns about a foot long, as big as a child’s arm. Fishermen catch them in nets, often in pairs, which are then dried in the sun or salted and sold as ‘paired prawns.’” These prawns migrate between the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea every spring and autumn. Renowned both domestically and internationally, they are prized for their thick meat, delicious flavor, attractive appearance, and high nutritional value.