If you have been anywhere by the sea in the Yucatan peninsula you will have had these deep-fried king prawns with a coconut batter ... a papaya and habanero dipping sauce, which I like.
The coconut gives the dish a touch of sweetness, but the shellfish itself and a tangy dipping sauce ... coconut shrimp from the grocery store and make our pan-fried coconut shrimp recipe that ...
Crunchy and slightly sweet, coconut shrimp seems inherently tropical when you consider the combination of shellfish and coconut. There's no definitive answer as to exactly where coconut shrimp ...