シロエビ

noun

broad velvet shrimp

Scientific name Metapenaeopsis lata. A small shrimp species found in Japanese waters, often used in local cuisine.

• 富と山やま湾わんのシロエビは刺さし身みで食たべると甘あまくて美味おいしい。

  Shiroebi from Toyama Bay is sweet and delicious when eaten as sashimi.

noun

shiba shrimp

Scientific name Metapenaeus joyneri. A related shrimp species; see also 芝海老 (しばえび).

See also: 芝海老

• シロエビは芝しば海老えびとも呼よばれることがある。

  Shiroebi is sometimes also called shiba shrimp.