Shrimp Granny Pie

Shrimp Granny Pie

　　In the Haizhou Bay fishing grounds, there lives a soft-bodied creature that looks like a praying mantis and resembles a shrimp, commonly known as "Shrimp Granny." Shrimp Grannies are large and meaty, with female ones generally considered the best. Identifying a female Shrimp Granny is simple — look for a white, block-style "王" (king) character on its neck. When boiled in saltwater, they are as renowned as salt-boiled shrimp. People also commonly wash the Shrimp Granny, remove its tail, and press out the meat juice from head to tail using a rolling pin. They then mix it with a small amount of batter and eggs, and pan-fry it into a pie, commonly called Shrimp Granny Pie. It is also delicious when stir-fried or used in soups.