Spot Prawns Are Back

BC Spot prawn season is on now! Sweet, juicy and plump!

Spot prawns are back!

It's that time of year when these prawns with a distinctive reddish brown body with white spots in their tails, and white horizontal bars on their carapace.

In British Columbia about 2,450 metric tonnes of the spot prawns are harvested annually, about 65 percent of which are caught in between Vancouver Island and the mainland.

Fresh spot prawns with white dots on their tails

Ninety percent of the haul is frozen and exported overseas to Asia. The rest are enjoyed here, with some sold in supermarkets, others in restaurants.

When cooked, the meat has a sweet taste and is perfect when boiled in their shells and then when the meat is extracted, dip it in some diluted soy sauce with ginger and it's even better.

The season is short, about six to eight weeks, so be sure to try some soon!