Blair replied to Anny:

>> Put some small cooked, peeled deveined shrimp in a glass. Sprinkle
>> liberally with hot sauce. Add some more shrimp. Douse with tomato
>> juice. Squeeze in some fresh lime juice. Top with minced cilantro
>> and onions. Add three to four small thin chunks of avocado. Splash
>> with a bit of olive oil. Sprinkle with salt. Serve with saltine
>> crackers.
>
> You had me until "saltine".
>
> If you dumped the whole thing on a tortilla or even just
> used tortilla chips, you'd be somewhere.


I've got a similar recipe made with clams. The recipe's originator is from
El Salvador, and the comment at the end of the recipe is that it's usually
eaten with saltines in that country. Is your complaint based on a notion
that eating the shrimp cocktail with saltines isn't "authentic," or do you
just not like saltines?


Bob