# (Old) April Showers bringing May Flowers in the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [May 6, 2024, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-april-showers-bringing-may-flowers-in-the-mmp/1001177 "2024-05-06T08:53:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 9
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2024, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-april-showers-bringing-may-flowers-in-the-mmp/1001177/9 "2024-05-06T13:35:54Z")
> [@Happy National Shrimp Scampi Day in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-shrimp-scampi-day-in-the-mmp/1000896/298): > > “Shrimp Scampi” is nonsense to us. Because you would say ‘_prawn_ scampi’? Here, Shrimp are shrimp. If they’re big, they’re ‘jumbo shrimp’. Or ‘prawns’. Actually, [shrimp and prawns are different animals](https://www.foodandwine.com/seafood/shellfish/shrimp/whats-difference-between-shrimp-and-prawns#:~:text=Shrimp%20have%20one%20pair%20of,than%20shrimp%20of%20similar%20size.) > [@Happy National Shrimp Scampi Day in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-national-shrimp-scampi-day-in-the-mmp/1000896/298): > > “Scampi” is properly made from the tails of langoustine ( _Nephrops norvegicus_), which is a small lobster, but supermarkets and many restaurants might label any white fishy stuff, fried in breadcrumbs as scampi. I rarely see langoustines at the supermarket, and virtually never at a restaurant. Since it’s not available, scampi made with shrimp is the default and thus ‘shrimp scampi’ is redundant. So I just call it ‘scampi’. I don’t fry the shrimps (coated in breadcrumbs, or 'fried in breadcrumbs). --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-april-showers-bringing-may-flowers-in-the-mmp/1001177)._