Shrimp Tails

[ctenidae]

Why do they leave the end of the shells on shrimp? It's a terrible pain in the ass, and doesn't help presentation. Plus, you lose the end of the shrimp, and get sauce all over your fingers.

Makes me angry.

 

[Nick]

This is the question of our times.

 

[Geoff]

First world problem

 

[Puck it]

It is a handle, you dope!!!!

 

[St. Bear]

Plus, you lose the end of the shrimp, and get sauce all over your fingers.

You're doing it wrong. The tails are a convenient holder that allow you to get maximum sauce-to-shrimp ratio. It takes a delicate bite from years of practice, and the entire shrimp comes out, leaving just the empty shell.

Now, if you want to talk about why they leave the tails on in sauteed dishes and pasta, then I'm with you.

 

[ctenidae]

You're doing it wrong. The tails are a convenient holder that allow you to get maximum sauce-to-shrimp ratio. It takes a delicate bite from years of practice, and the entire shrimp comes out, leaving just the empty shell.

Now, if you want to talk about why they leave the tails on in sauteed dishes and pasta, then I'm with you.

I'm eating shrimp in a soup now, so, like pasta and sauteed dishes, that is the problem. It is a good handle for fried shrimp, I'll grant you that.

And it's soup from a Thai restaurant, so clearly not just a 1st world problem. Really, I blame the Spanish.

 

[Puck it]

I'm eating shrimp in a soup now, so, like pasta and sauteed dishes, that is the problem. It is a good handle for fried shrimp, I'll grant you that.

And it's soup from a Thai restaurant, so clearly not just a 1st world problem. Really, I blame the Spanish.

Why the Spanish? I blame the Brits for rest of the problems though.

 

[St. Bear]

I'm eating shrimp in a soup now, so, like pasta and sauteed dishes, that is the problem. It is a good handle for fried shrimp, I'll grant you that.

And it's soup from a Thai restaurant, so clearly not just a 1st world problem. Really, I blame the Spanish.

Ah, I thought you were talking about shrimp cocktail.

In cooked dishes, yes it's terribly annoying.

 

[Nick]

Yeah, i mean if shrimp cocktail didn't have the tail, then you would just be eating shrimp cock.

 

[St. Bear]

Yeah, i mean if shrimp cocktail didn't have the tail, then you would just be eating shrimp cock.

Whoa! I thought this was a family friendly forum here!

 

[deadheadskier]

It is a handle, you dope!!!!

I'm perfectly fine with the tales left on when the shrimp are supposed to be a finger food.

Anything that involves a fork and knife, I see no point.

 

[thetrailboss]

Yet another first world problem.

 

[bdfreetuna]

You're all doing it wrong.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mocLWLVgQk

 

[Nick]

Whoa! I thought this was a family friendly forum here!

I know I just couldn't help myself.... apologies in advance if that offended anyone

 

[ctenidae]

Why the Spanish?

Why not? I mean, it's impossible to eat anything at all in Barcelona without picking various bits of shrimp shell out. And, generally, they screw stuff up a lot, so I think it's a decent general rule.


@Nick- nice.

 

[thetrailboss]

Yeah, i mean if shrimp cocktail didn't have the tail, then you would just be eating shrimp cock.

That would be pretty small I'd imagine.

 

[Mpdsnowman]

You would be amazed as to how many people dont even realize what a prawn looks like whole. Serve some salted fried shrimp with the heads still on and watch their reaction lol

 

[Nick]

That would be pretty small I'd imagine.

Even on a jumbo shrimp? :lol:

 

[ctenidae]

You would be amazed as to how many people dont even realize what a prawn looks like whole. Serve some salted fried shrimp with the heads still on and watch their reaction lol

Well, they are pretty unappetizing whole.

 

[Nick]

ps yeah my father in law makes shrimp scampi all the time and he leaves the tails on. I don't know why. I need to pull them off and I end up spraying butter everywhere.