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Plural: chevrettes
Language: French
Description: A name for brown shrimp in Aunis in Charentes. It is a small, common shrimp which grows up to 6 cm (2½ inches) long, has a soft shell and turns greyish-brown when cooked. It is found on sandy shores. It has excellent flavour.
| Small brown shrimp, with thanks to "Au Petit Poissonnier" in the market of Wazemmes in Lille |
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Pronounced: sheh-VREHT
Gender: f
Ethnicity: French
Most frequent country: France
Most frequent region: Aunis in Charentes
Better known as: crevette
See places: French food and cuisine, Charentes, Aunis
See foods and dishes: chevrette, chevrette
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