sf > wrote:

> On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:49:23 -0500, Goomba >
> wrote:
>
>>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.
>
> I don't think they do that at the Biltmore.

I'm sure they'll offer you a lemon-scented napkin a water bowl with
stainless steel scrub bar after you've eaten your shrimp.

You're grossing out at having to touch seafood with hands is more
improper than having just passed it up gracefully.

-sw