On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 16:51:45 GMT, "Musashi" >
wrote:

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>"Questions" > wrote in message
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>> 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.
>>
>
>Nobody eats the shrimp tails that come on nigiri zushi whether the shrimp
>is cooked or raw.

Oh sure, now you tell me. I already ate some.
(Chewy little devils)

>Shrimp tails, like the heads, are most edible when they have been exposed to
>high heat. Probably the best shrimp tails to munch on if you like it, are
>the tails
>of shrimp tempura.
>
>M
>

Hey, I suck out the heads of crawfish when I eat them, Cajun style.
It's really good. It looks gross as hell however.

Do crawfish ever get used for sushi?