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> wrote:
> Is it customary to eat the tails or not?
If we're talking ama-ebi or cooked shrimp for use in sushi, It it
customary? No.
Of course you can eat anything you like, including the napkin and
chopsticks. But it's not "customary".
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"A Dictionary of Japanese Food, Ingredients & Culture" by Richard Hosking
(Tuttle, '97). All the hints one might need for exploring Japanese food.
"The Sake Handbook" by John Gaunter (Tuttle, '02). An excellent intro and
reference to sake.
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