West Papua, Indonesia, has a wide variety of interesting specialties. One of them is a cheating shrimp dish. Cheating shrimp is a dish that is often found in Wamena. Cheating shrimp itself has a habitat in the Baliem River.

The name cheating shrimp itself was given because it saw shrimp claws that looked like crabs. Also read: Corona Virus Stops the Tradition of Burning Stones Welcoming Ramadan in the Baliem Valley The size of this shrimp claw is very large, almost equivalent to the claws of a crab. Because this makes local residents conclude that the animal is the result of an affair between a shrimp and a crab.

Cheating shrimp itself is actually a type of freshwater crayfish that belongs to the crayfish or crayfish group. This cheating shrimp belongs to the genus Cherax. Cheating shrimp are usually taken directly by the local community. After that it is sold to the market to be bought by restaurant and restaurant owners.

In addition to the Baliem River, cheating shrimp can also be found in Lake Paniai, Lake Tage, and Lake Tigi. The texture of cheating shrimp meat is similar to lobster, dense, soft and fibrous. The taste of this cheating shrimp is very unique.

The meat is soft, savory and slightly sweet when combined with the typical processed spices. All parts of the body of the cheating shrimp can be eaten except the head. Not only delicious meat, cheating shrimp also has a good content for the body.

The high content of calcium and protein is also found in this shrimp. In addition to protein and calcium, cheating shrimp contains minerals in the form of selenium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, and zinc in levels that are in accordance with human nutritional needs.

Cheating shrimp is also a low-calorie food. In 100 grams of fresh shrimp meat contained 106 calories. Usually cheating shrimp is processed by frying or boiling. Although the original color is blue, cheating shrimp will turn orange after washing and boiling.

The shape is similar to a crab or a type of lobster that lives in the open ocean. However, the popular type of preparation is the shrimp cheating in sweet and sour sauce. The popularity of this dish makes this shrimp dish famous in almost all regions in West Papua, Indonesia.