喀麦隆即葡萄牙语中“虾”的意思。据历史记载,1472年,葡萄牙航海家刚来到非洲时,在乌里河口发现大量虾群,于是称此河为“喀麦隆河”。后来,“喀麦隆就成了国名,现在,喀麦隆虽然产虾不多,但却有许多精美的虾菜,其中的酒香虾和虾糕颇为著名。 Cameroon means ”shrimp“ in Portuguese. According to historical records, in 1472, when the Portuguese navigator just came to Africa, a large number of shrimp swarms were found at the mouth of the mouth of the Uri River, thus calling it ”Cameroon River". Later, Cameroon became a country name. Now Cameroon has a lot of beautiful shrimp dishes although there are not many shrimp in it, and the wine crayfish and shrimp cakes are quite famous.