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prawn cracker

British  

noun

  1. a puffy savoury crisp made from rice flour and prawn flavouring, served with Chinese food

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Some of the dishes that seem to be fall flat are Samuel's tiger prawn carpaccio with a prawn cracker, Dawn's West Indian-flavored filled pastry with coconut and Gabri's mextalpique-inspired, messy-looking dish — in which he forgets his chicken emulsion which would've helped tie it all together.

From Salon

We would record different sounds, like ripping a prawn cracker apart, then slow it down and put it through a bunch of delays.

From The Verge

But it is easy enough to be happy here, gnawing on the massive prawn cracker that comes with the fried shrimp or tearing into a spoon-soft lamb shoulder roasted with persimmons; nibbling roast carrots with shaved chestnuts; or diving into a bowl of garlicky mussels.

From Los Angeles Times

A prawn cracker is the texture of Trix cereal, and the color of grapefruit, and the snack is exciting in the way a snack always is.

From The Verge

Snacks – a fennel prawn cracker with parsnip crab, avocado, and wasabi, and a smoked salmon ‘puff’ with parsnip chive mousse.

From Forbes