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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.


any word on how to peel shrimp with chopsticks?

your pal,
blake