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Originally Posted by SneakySnake
not goon. goongs
goongs are prawns and are delicious 
Trying to think of you would pronounce them. Güng maybe |
laughing... remembering trying to pronounce the 'nygn' sound... and not succeeding for several years...
To further SneakySnake's translation, 'kung,' 'goong,' and 'kun' are all transliterations from the Thai word for either prawns or shrimp. I think 95% of the time we actually get shrimp from the local markets unless we are buying the fist-sized critters which 'tend' to be prawns, though often are shrimp. Personally, I can't tell the difference in taste, only in anatomy. And I don't care which they are if they are inside a good Tom Yum or Khow Phat!
Stitchawl