Scampi

==About scampi==
 Scampi is a term used to denote a special kind of sea food preparation. Certain species of prawns are also known by the name scampi particularly those belonging to the species Nephrops norvegicus found in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. The shrimp classified as Macrobrachium rosenbergii is also known as the scampi in India. The scampi recipe is usually simple with the shrimps being sautéed or boiled and served in accompaniment to a garlic and butter sauce. The recipe is popular all across the United States of America and Canada while the Italians call the Dublin Bay prawns as scampi. The different meanings for the same word often give rise to confusion. Certain food dictionaries also refer to the term scampi as the plural of the Italian word scampo, meaning prawns.
Category:Italian Food Glossary