Spot Prawns appears as a signature dish in 1 Canada cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
BC spot prawns · Vancouver
BC spot prawns are large pink prawns harvested from the Strait of Georgia from mid-May into early summer. Sweet, crisp and snappy, served live or just-killed, the calendar event for Vancouver seafood eaters.
BC spot prawns (Pandalus platyceros) are caught in traps in the Strait of Georgia and the Inside Passage from mid-May into early summer, a six-to-eight-week window. The annual Spot Prawn Festival at False Creek Fishermen's Wharf in May, run by the Chefs' Table Society since 2008, is the calendar event. Top BC chefs treat the prawns simply, raw with citrus, grilled in the shell or quickly sauteed.
Where to eat in Vancouver:
- Blue Water Cafe
- Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar
- Granville Island Public Market