On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 09:52:45 -0800, Gerry >
wrote:

>In article >, Questions
> 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".

Oh no! I thought I was supposed to eat the chopsticks! They're pretty
good if you put enough wasabi on them.