Prawn Crackers-what exactly?

[ayabrea38]

Just what are they made of and any idea how?
Does anyone actually buy them or are they all given away with orders over £10?
Always seem to get a bag with the delivered takeaway but no one eats many,and I always see bag of them,ready to go,on the heated counter.
Just one of those chippy mysteries that I will probably never solve!
Any thoughts would be fun
Thanks
Aya

[HowardKennitby]

I've wondered about them too. My local Chinese take-away gives a bag with every order.

[Mosaic]

Deep fried polystyrene ceiling tiles.

[JoolsTwo]

http://answers.yahoo....20061028114700AAazwuf

[doctordb]

prawn crackers and scrambled eggs. Great hangover food.

[Nibble]

Here's a recipe for home-made crackers - TOO much preparation IMO

http://foodstuff.hubp...o-Make-Prawn-Crackers

[tonyav]

Nice though, don't you think.

[baza]

great with a mixed meat curry from my local take away.

[heathfield]

Usually made with tapioca flour, and very little prawn, if any. Traditionally made into a dough, sliced, then dried in the sun for a day or two. I get Thai ones from my local Chinese supermarket that are quite spicy, and you can actually taste the prawn. The normal takeaway ones tend to be pretty poor by comparison.

[kitty123]

"Deep fried polystyrene ceiling tiles"...lol

[ayabrea38]

I agree with Mosaic about the taste,and as I am non too keen on the taste of prawns,I think I will skip the homemade version.Interesting though,to know what they are supposed to be,Chinese chiefs must hate themselves when they cook the chippy version ;)
Wonder how much a bag of them things actually costs,funny how they don't appear on the menu.

[Traci66]

They do at our takeaway, think they're about £1.00 for a fairly large bag.

[AliceTickband]

just a thought....why not do as we do.....when I order a takeaway I always tell them that we don't like prawn crackers......most times we get veg spring rolls with a dipping sauce instead.