Shrimp

[Anonymous]

Why are the tails kept on in so many recipes? Unless you are dipping them into cocktail sauce, isn’t it a pain to work around that residual shell (like in shrimp scampi)?

[Anonymous]

I looked it up. Short answer — everyone has their own opinion, so just cook it however you want.

This article lists people’s reasons: it makes it easier to pick up for dipping, makes the food more attractive, adds flavor, makes the shrimp look larger, or easier for the restaurant/home cook.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/the-great-shrimp-debate-tails-you-lose/2016/08/31/87c927fc-6efc-11e6-8365-b19e428a975e_story.html

[Anonymous]

Shrimp are bugs of the sea

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Shrimp are bugs of the sea

Super tasty bugs of the sea.

I pull the tails off them for any dish that doesn't involve picking them up and dipping them. Just buy bigger bugs.