2007-03-12 18:38:45 · 8 answers · asked by david p 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
It is an oxymoronic phrase.
2007-03-13 02:04:56 · answer #1 · answered by Gone fishin' 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since u order Chinese food gongbao shrimp u would have known jumbo.
2007-03-12 19:15:41 · answer #2 · answered by Catita 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason that jumbo jets because they are bigger. Why do they call an aubergine an eggplant when eggs come from birds not plants? People are funny that way.
2007-03-14 06:10:57 · answer #3 · answered by BARROWMAN 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So we can charge an extra $3 without adding more food to the plate.
2007-03-12 18:44:18 · answer #4 · answered by spydersyndrome 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup i get you! they are just really bigger-than-usual shrimps but not big enough to become prawns. they all taste the same! :)
2007-03-12 21:40:42 · answer #5 · answered by bench 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are bigger than regular shrimp.
2007-03-12 18:45:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cuz real shrimp are like small
2007-03-12 18:41:49 · answer #7 · answered by sickskillz883 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cus life's like a box o' chocolates....
2007-03-12 18:41:25 · answer #8 · answered by World Expert 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋