Questions wrote:
> In all of the Sushi recipes I've read, the instructions say to leave
> the tails on the shrimp.
>
> Is it customary to eat the tails or not? I've tried both, and I really
> would prefer to not eat them. They distract me from the flavor of the
> shrimp.

If the tail has been fried I eat it. I love fried shrimp tails and heads.
Otherwise I leave it on a corner of the plate or geta.

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Dan