sf wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:12:07 -0600, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
>> Normal people aren't as lazy and peel their shrimp before they eat
>> them. Anything bigger than 40-48ct and the shells are way too tough
>> to eat - especially if they're boiled/steamed. I will eat the
>> shells of small shrimp if they're fried, but not a large boiled
>> shrimp.
>
> If I'm paying for a finished product, they're shelling it before it
> goes on my plate. If it's a party, either I pass or I eat it shell
> and all.
>

It isn't uncommon at all at low country boils and shrimp fests to get
baskets of cooked seafood dumped onto paper covered tables and people
just dig in and peel, eat and lop it all up with their hands.