They’re big and they’re invasive.So the question begs: How do they taste? The large tiger shrimp popping up in Louisiana waters taste similar to lobster, and a bit more chewy and firmer than Louisiana brown and white shrimp, according to those who have sampled the creatures.
View full sizeChris Granger, The Times-PicayuneTiger shrimp aren't on many menus, and aren't in many stores in New Orleans. This one was caught off the coast of Louisiana and was found at David Chauvin's Seafood in Dulac.
“The question we always get is, ‘Are they good to eat?’ Well yeah, I’ve heard they’re great,” said Martin Bourgeois, who manages the shrimp program for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
Greg Lutz, an aquaculture specialist at Louisiana State University, muses that if tiger shrimp were to take over the native Gulf shrimp population, “it probably wouldn’t matter, as long as they taste good. It would be kind of like how cows have replaced buffalo. No one is complaining as long as there is meat.”
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