Recently stopped caring about removing the shells on shrimp and I just eat them with the shell on.
Does anyone else do this?
i knew a guy making a million a year by buying shrimp shells from a food processor for practically nothing and grinding them into dust and selling them as protein powder for gym dudes for $40/bottle.
I mean, would it work as protein powder?
it is protein, and it sold like crazy. i cant speak to it being a good idea or quality.
twitches in FDA
It’s got the Cadmium bodies crave.
When I make Scampi, I use the shells to make a shrimp stock to cook the shrimp and butter. Broiling jumbo shrimp with Bay’s Seasoning in the shell means I take the shell off before eating it.
Stock is a smart idea
I’ll take stock in that idea.
No. It absolutely interferes with my enjoyment of shrimp, I don’t want to be interrupted with the crunchy unpleasant skin and tail, no. Take them off and make a shrimp broth, then you keep the flavor and the texture. I hate when the tails are left on in pastas & pilafs or similar. If it’s a shrimp boil I peel them.
I’m always worried about cutting my tongue on the shells, though that worry mainly surfaces when eating sushi. They can be sharp, and the tongue does not seem like a fun place for a paper cut.
No it’s gross
Depends on how they are cooked. I hate popcorn because I always end up with little bits of hull Stu k in my throat. Same goes for shrimp. If it’s cooked well enough that that doesn’t happen, I’m fine to eat them
No. I did switch to eating larger shrimp so there’s less work involved.
There are ways of cooking shrimp that break the shell down to the point that it’s more like crispy salmon skin.
There are ways of cooking shrimp
That’s kinda when I said ascrew it and just ate the shell. It was some Chinese style shrimp with the heads still on. Took the head off and my fingers were so messy, I just couldn’t be bothered peeling the whole thing so I just ate it and haven’t stopped since.
But the head is delicious.
When it’s crispy fried shrimp, yes. Any other time, no.
Only if they’re small and fried
I suspect it’s like eating your fingernails or hair.
But, tactical dot!
Yea sure. I eat the banana peels too. Idk why people look at me like I’m a weirdo.
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I, too, many years ago got tired of the process of removing shells and now just crush 'em shell on. It’s been about a decade and no issues thus far.
It never occurred to me that the shells would be edible. I mean, I don’t eat clam or oyster shells.
Just due to texture alone, shrimp and other crustacean shells are a hard pass for me.
Yes I do
