GTA: anyone know where to buy "lai liu: shrimp?

[rdtx2002]

I don't know if Toronto even has it but anyone know if there is a place that sells (fresh/frozen) peeing shrimp (lai liu ha for cantonese speakers, pi pi xia for mandarin speakers)

[GT108]

I've seen it at the T&T in Scarborough/Markham.

[rdtx2002]

I've seen it at the T&T in Scarborough/Markham.

really?

i better check today

[Irb]

lai liu shrimp huh?

so do they explode like the lai liu beef balls?

[S14_Raven]

In english it's mantis shrimp. Lemme know how the search goes.

[CYP]

i believe they have it at Elegantview Chinese Restaurant... at Vic Park and McNicoll

[rdtx2002]

In english it's mantis shrimp. Lemme know how the search goes.

Only thing I can find was scampi at T&T Markham.. still looking.......

[GT108]

If you are in the Broadview and Gerrard area, check out Bill's Seafood.
Saw it there before too.

http://www.torontolife.com/guide/foo...ills-lobsters/

[aznspddmn]

Only thing I can find was scampi at T&T Markham.. still looking.......

they are also known as scampi. here in canada i 've seen and eaten only the smaller ones. havent seen the large ones here.

[gta1216]

i know this is an extremely old post.

anyone knows where i can find ???? i dont mean supermarkets. i mean chinese restaurants that serve it. just checked out elegantview menu and its not listed.

[gta1216]

just called up elegantview and they said they dont have mantis shrimp. they said its only available in vancouver. some other restaurants i called up said its not available in canada or simply their rest doesnt sell it. anyone able to find it?

[MichaelAngelo]

I'm looking so hard to find these things in the GTA hahahah I'm so keen on keeping one or two as pets in separate aquariums (they're awesome pets by the way).

OK so if anyone knows where I can find fresh (alive) mantis shrimp peeing shrimp pee pee shrimp stomatopods (whatever we call them) hahah please post or pm me!

Thanks!

Michael

[Skip2MyLou]

LOL doesn't lai liu mean pissing in your pants.

[Kranberry]

they are also known as scampi. here in canada i 've seen and eaten only the smaller ones. havent seen the large ones here.

No Scampi are not lai liu ha.

just called up elegantview and they said they dont have mantis shrimp. they said its only available in vancouver. some other restaurants i called up said its not available in canada or simply their rest doesnt sell it. anyone able to find it?

Elegantview used to have it around 4-5 years back as a special. It was frozen and not very good, but at least its better than nothing at all.

I'm looking so hard to find these things in the GTA hahahah I'm so keen on keeping one or two as pets in separate aquariums (they're awesome pets by the way).

OK so if anyone knows where I can find fresh (alive) mantis shrimp peeing shrimp pee pee shrimp stomatopods (whatever we call them) hahah please post or pm me!

Thanks!

Michael

Are you sure you can keep them as pets? I read, although I can't say whether or not it was true, was someone trying to keep them as a pet, but they rammed the glass walls of the aquarium and eventually broke through.

The ramming sounds right, not sure if they are strong enough to break through aquarium glass though.

[CSAgent]

lai liu shrimp huh?

so do they explode like the lai liu beef balls?

omg that movie was so funny!!