Ophelia wrote:
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> They look wonderful! Do you eat the shell?

You don't eat shrimp shells. No! Nasty and tacky.
Some here claim they do but if it's true,
they must also eat banana peals and egg shells.

Best to cook shrimp in the shells as they
have a lot of flavor but once cooked, you
don't eat the darn shells.

If you cook them in plain water, you have a good seafood broth to
use for something else.