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RETAIL BAG · WATERFRONT BISTRO

Waterfront Bistro Large Raw Shrimp P&D Tail-On

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Count / form
Large (label size descriptor); nutrition panel states 8 shrimp per 4 oz serving · raw, peeled and deveined, tail-on
Species
Whiteleg / Pacific white shrimp
Treatment
phosphates, with added water declared; salt
Method fit
3 clear matches
Serving idea shown: Tom Yum Goong. This is not package photography.

EDITORIAL VERDICT

Our read on this bag

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RECIPE INTERSECTION

What can I make with this?

These published Playbooks use reviewed methods that this specific product clears. The dish cards are the fastest path from bag to dinner.

50 min · Intermediate

Tom Yum Goong

A hot-sour Thai broth with lemongrass, galangal and makrut lime — deeply prawn-flavored, but with the shrimp themselves poached for only about ninety seconds.

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25 min · Easy

Butter-Poached Shrimp

A low-temperature butter emulsion turns large sweet shrimp glossy and tender. This is precision over sizzle: hold the butter below frying temperature and let the shrimp finish gently.

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50 min · Easy

Lowcountry Shrimp Boil

Potatoes, corn and smoky sausage in a boldly seasoned pot — with the shrimp added only at the very end so they stay plump instead of paying for everyone else’s cook time.

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70 min · Intermediate

Shrimp Etouffee

A nutty Louisiana roux, the trinity and shrimp-rich gravy — with the shrimp added only at the finish so the sauce gets its time without taking it from the meat.

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35 min · Easy

Classic Shrimp Cocktail

Plump chilled shrimp with real snap, cooked in a seasoned pot below a hard boil and paired with a horseradish-heavy cocktail sauce that actually tastes alive.

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50 min · Intermediate

Chingri Malai Curry

A silky Bengali coconut curry built around large prawns: perfume the fat, build the gravy first, then let the shrimp finish in it for only a few minutes.

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METHOD INTERSECTION

How this bag wants to be cooked

Method fit is calculated after species, processing and product-level evidence are considered. A famous species can still be a poor bag for a particular technique.

GOOD FORBoil and drain (liquid discarded)Simmer in seasoned liquid (liquid eaten)Butter poach / fat poach / low-temp sous vide
WATCHBake and air fryDeep fry
AVOIDHot pan searLive fire / grillRaw and acid-cured
Boil and drain (liquid discarded)Method guide →Simmer in seasoned liquid (liquid eaten)Method guide →Butter poach / fat poach / low-temp sous videMethod guide →

THE PRODUCT ITSELF

Read the bag before you cook

The detail that matters most is not the marketing adjective. Count, form, processing, treatment and exact identity are what change the cooking answer.

COUNT / FORMLarge (label size descriptor); nutrition panel states 8 shrimp per 4 oz serving

raw, peeled and deveined, tail-on

NET WEIGHTNot recorded

No separate weight-basis note.

ORIGINNot recorded

Production method not recorded.

UPC021130125500

Glaze detail not recorded.

Ingredients & treatments

SHRIMP (LITOPENAEUS VANNAMEI), WATER, SALT, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE (TO RETAIN MOISTURE).

  • Catalogue treatment read: phosphates, with added water declared; salt.
  • Added salt · declared
  • Phosphate treatment · declared
  • Added water · declared

SPECIES INTERSECTION

This bag is recorded as Whiteleg / Pacific white shrimp

Species identity adds context, but the product-level verdict above still wins because form and processing can override a generally good species fit.

COMMON NAMEWhiteleg / Pacific white shrimp

Litopenaeus vannamei (FDA spelling; also Penaeus vannamei)

BEHAVIOR GROUPEveryday warm-water shrimp

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COMMERCIAL RECORDS

Where this bag was observed

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Albertsons

No dated price observation recorded.

Availability not recorded.

Safeway

No dated price observation recorded.

Availability not recorded.

TRUST LAYER

What we still need to verify

Uncertainty stays visible instead of being converted into a confident-looking recommendation. Missing fields remain missing.

  • No additional conflict note is recorded. Blank fields are still unverified.