valB Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 A friend of mine here in France is gagginng for some Scampi so I wondered if it can be purchased here. If so, where ? We live in Deux Sevres close to Poitiers and Niort and she does not mind a short journey to buy some. Picard in Niort is a frozen food shop so does anyone know if they stock it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Redman Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Suspect what you buy in the UK is not actually scampi not listed on Pichard site but some close equivalents in the fish sectio http://www.picard.fr/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Buy some raw langustine tails (frozen or otherwise) flour them dip them in beaten egg and dip into bread crumbs, fry in hot oil until breadcrumbs are are a golden colour and voila better than nasty frozen scampi but the real thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valB Posted October 28, 2008 Author Share Posted October 28, 2008 Thank you all for replying and as my friend is a good cook I will pass on the info on making her own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyh4 Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Alternatively buy monkfish - Lotte - and cut into scampi sized pieces. Before the trades description act in the UK the vast majority of "Scampi" was in fact Monkfish - and back then, Monkfish had not aquired it's reputation, so it was a fish likley to be thrown back into the sea if it were not for the scampi outlet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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