saps852 New Recruit 80068 Posts user info edit post |
peel and de-vein but leave the tail on, is there a reason for this? doesn't make sense to me. 10/29/2010 9:26:34 PM |
fodrizzle All American 647 Posts user info edit post |
No idea... why dontcha aks red lobsta. 10/29/2010 9:34:52 PM |
ncstatetke All American 41128 Posts user info edit post |
i think you mean "take the shells off shrimp"
otherwise, it would be similar to asking "why don't restaurants take the tails off lobster?" 10/29/2010 9:36:05 PM |
saps852 New Recruit 80068 Posts user info edit post |
whatever, why don't restaurants remove all the inedible parts of the shrimp
[Edited on October 29, 2010 at 9:41 PM. Reason : .] 10/29/2010 9:40:40 PM |
lewisje All American 9196 Posts user info edit post |
because they make convenient handles to hold with; just pull the rest of the shrimp out with your teeth 10/29/2010 9:50:52 PM |
saps852 New Recruit 80068 Posts user info edit post |
but thats what a fork is for
and I'd understand that if it was just shrimp by itself, but what if its cooked in sauce or in a soup you have to rummage through your food to get those things off 10/29/2010 9:53:02 PM |
merbig Suspended 13178 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "whatever, why don't restaurants remove all the inedible parts of the shrimp" |
There are no inedible parts of a shrimp. I have no problem eating an entire shrimp with the shell and head still intact.10/29/2010 9:54:44 PM |
wdprice3 BinaryBuffonary 45912 Posts user info edit post |
wait. fork? shrimp? 10/29/2010 9:55:15 PM |
ncstatetke All American 41128 Posts user info edit post |
as someone who worked in restaurants for nearly a decade, them leaving the shells on a shrimp tail should be the least of your concerns
you should ask:
"Why is there black mold on all of the soda nozzles?" "Why do servers only wash their hands like once per shift (at most) even though they handle utensils that have been in peoples mouths, filthy napkins and dirty money for hours on end?" "Why do servers, with aforementioned filthy hands, use those bare, unwashed hands to put bread in the basket?" "Why do servers refuse to throw away lemons that they cut at the beginning of the week, just because they're too lazy to cut new ones...and now the lemons are slimy and moldy and being dunked into my ice water." "Why do cooks, who scratch themselves and often go shower-free for days on end, touch everything on my plate countless times before food is sent out of the kitchen."
Let's consider a burger...bun, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, etc...all individually handled and placed atop your burger without gloves or tongs. That's a lot of filthy food! 10/29/2010 9:58:36 PM |
saps852 New Recruit 80068 Posts user info edit post |
^^^ewww u nastee
^^have you never had shrimp alfredo or any kind of seafood pasta? I'm not talking about shrimp cocktail here, I'm talking shrimp served in a dish
^it's not a sanitary thing at all. It's a "Hey you took the time to remove almost all of the shell off my shrimp except this last little part, that doesn't make sense. please explain why you do that."
[Edited on October 29, 2010 at 10:00 PM. Reason : .] 10/29/2010 9:58:52 PM |
wdprice3 BinaryBuffonary 45912 Posts user info edit post |
I've never had a shrimp dish where the shell was left on. you must be going to some shitty places. 10/29/2010 9:59:55 PM |
pilgrimshoes Suspended 63151 Posts user info edit post |
adds flavor 10/29/2010 10:01:40 PM |
saps852 New Recruit 80068 Posts user info edit post |
^^every restaurant does this, all of them
you must not order enough shrimp dishes
[Edited on October 29, 2010 at 10:02 PM. Reason : .] 10/29/2010 10:01:40 PM |
saps852 New Recruit 80068 Posts user info edit post |
pshoes wins
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/297480 10/29/2010 10:03:38 PM |
wdprice3 BinaryBuffonary 45912 Posts user info edit post |
haha ok. I don't eat seafood/shrimp ever!
I've had plenty of shrimp in my day and never has this happened to me.
wait, are you talking about the shell or tail? you've switched here.
^says tail, not shell.
[Edited on October 29, 2010 at 10:04 PM. Reason : ..] 10/29/2010 10:03:42 PM |
ncstatetke All American 41128 Posts user info edit post |
saps is right though....i'd say 90% of the shrimp dishes i've ever served or eaten at a restaurant had the shells on 10/29/2010 10:05:10 PM |
EMCE balls deep 89740 Posts user info edit post |
some eat the tails 10/29/2010 10:05:48 PM |
saps852 New Recruit 80068 Posts user info edit post |
I mean the tail, the very end, I can somewhat understand leaving a shell on to save time and capture flavor
but removing the shell and leaving the tail doesnt make sense to me
FOR INSTANCE
tonight I went to a Thai restaraunt and ordered some tom yum soup
soup had shrimp in it with the tail still on
Quote : | "wait, are you talking about the shell or tail? you've switched here." |
I havent switched at all, I'm talking about the tail
[Edited on October 29, 2010 at 10:13 PM. Reason : .]10/29/2010 10:07:19 PM |
pilgrimshoes Suspended 63151 Posts user info edit post |
often, with tom yum, the head and tail will be on the prawn.
this is my preferred way to present and cook larger shrimp.
i'll take the shell and legs off though
but save the shell and legs in the freezer then make a shrimp stock when i have enough shells.
it's great.
[Edited on October 29, 2010 at 10:19 PM. Reason : in fact, if i ate at a palce that didnt have AT LEAST the tail on in tom yum i wouldnt go back] 10/29/2010 10:18:35 PM |
saps852 New Recruit 80068 Posts user info edit post |
really? so do you eat the tail? do most people eat the tail? am I some sort of freakish non-tail eating weirdo? 10/29/2010 10:21:18 PM |
EMCE balls deep 89740 Posts user info edit post |
no
we had a banquet at work to celebrate a successful contract award
there were skrimps
it was then that I met the first motherfucker in my life that would devour a shrimp whole, while the rest of us took the tail off
I was disgusted.... but I understood.
stop being a shrimpist, saps. 10/29/2010 10:24:24 PM |
pilgrimshoes Suspended 63151 Posts user info edit post |
i dont eat the tail.
but i dont mind it being there.
also, if restaurants are buying shrimp that have already been shelled/veined.... well that's just gross.
[Edited on October 29, 2010 at 10:27 PM. Reason : e] 10/29/2010 10:26:28 PM |
ShawnaC123 2019 Egg Champ 46681 Posts user info edit post |
I used to eat the tail when I was a kid
then I realized normal people don't do that 10/29/2010 10:27:34 PM |
pilgrimshoes Suspended 63151 Posts user info edit post |
OH ILL EAT THE TAIL GIRL
oh wait 10/29/2010 10:28:17 PM |
Netstorm All American 7547 Posts user info edit post |
If the tail isn't cooked properly (well if it isn't the whole thing is probably not cooked right) it's not pleasant to eat, and there's nothing wrong in not eating it.
Having grown up on the water and with a large, local supply of shrimp, I've had shrimp pretty much any way you can eat it. Personally, my favorite is the Asian "salt and pepper" shrimp--pan-fries the shrimp in oil at such a high heat that the head, shell, and tail become crispy and amazing. Granted, I've eaten those parts just plain fried too.
...it's whatever you like. If you don't like shrimp tails, then don't eat them. I personally enjoy shrimp tails and I know others do too.
[Edited on October 29, 2010 at 10:30 PM. Reason : fuck me, arrows in an active topic] 10/29/2010 10:28:34 PM |
ShawnaC123 2019 Egg Champ 46681 Posts user info edit post |
^^call me 10/29/2010 10:29:06 PM |
merbig Suspended 13178 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | " while the rest of us took the tail off" |
Wait? When you say you don't eat the tail, are you talking about the entire pink area as shown in the pic below?
In Asia, they usually leave the head and shell on. It's actually pretty tasty. It gives it kind of a crunch to the shrimp.10/29/2010 10:31:48 PM |
DJ Lauren All American 15721 Posts user info edit post |
But don't they have pointy things on their head? 10/29/2010 10:36:30 PM |
Netstorm All American 7547 Posts user info edit post |
^It's not sharp after a nice bath in scalding oil
^^They're not delicious, they're FUCKING ORGASMIC 10/29/2010 10:37:23 PM |
lewisje All American 9196 Posts user info edit post |
once again, pick up the shrimp by the tail and when you put it in your mouth, pull out the meaty stuff that's still in there...om nom nom 10/29/2010 10:53:31 PM |
GeniuSxBoY Suspended 16786 Posts user info edit post |
Presentation.
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Arab13 Art Vandelay 45166 Posts user info edit post |
yeah i squeeze the meat out of the tail portions 10/29/2010 11:06:01 PM |
armorfrsleep All American 7289 Posts user info edit post |
They do cut the tails off them at Kanki 10/29/2010 11:44:51 PM |
DoubleDown All American 9382 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Let's consider a burger...bun, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, etc...all individually handled and placed atop your burger without gloves or tongs." |
What restaurant have you worked at for 10 years that require the cooks to wear gloves?10/30/2010 12:59:47 AM |
BridgetSPK #1 Sir Purr Fan 31378 Posts user info edit post |
^^^If you apply just a little pressure on the tail as you hold it, you can slide the tail off the shrimp meat right easy.
[Edited on October 30, 2010 at 1:01 AM. Reason : ] 10/30/2010 1:00:20 AM |
indy All American 3624 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "yeah i squeeze the meat out of the tail portions" |
^This
[Edited on October 30, 2010 at 3:05 AM. Reason : as you bite it]10/30/2010 3:05:10 AM |
joepeshi All American 8094 Posts user info edit post |
The tails are safe to eat. I eat them all the time. Especially good on the fried ones. 10/30/2010 3:06:28 AM |
indy All American 3624 Posts user info edit post |
safe to eat != enjoyable to eat 10/30/2010 3:15:09 AM |
Netstorm All American 7547 Posts user info edit post |
The tails are safe and enjoyable to eat. I eat them all the time. Especially good on the fried ones. 10/30/2010 5:25:02 AM |
paerabol All American 17118 Posts user info edit post |
to me i think it's a freshness thing to me
i'm reminded of something my mom told me when she used to work for goodyear. she worked in the plant that machined the huge molds that they send off to other goodyear plants that inject them with rubber. you know the little hairs on a brand-new tire? those are from air vents designed to prevent bubbles and inconsistencies from forming in the molten rubber during the casting process. the rubber pushes all the air out of the mold through those little vents and of course follows suit, plugging them up and forming them nifty little shits.
well, the engineers at goodyear developed a ventless mold that could reliably cast a perfect new tire without those unsightly little hairs everywhere. they produced a few batches and sent them to japan for a test market, noone bought them because they had become so accustomed to seeing hairs on new tires that merchants were hesitant to believe they weren't actually being sold a used product. goodyear scrapped the project.
i can draw a parallel here with shrimp. it would seem to me that if i go to a nice restaurant and order shrimp, i want to know that it's a fresh, quality product with minimal processing prior to becoming part of my meal. while this is clearly desirable with all food, it is especially important where seafood is concerned. when it's already shelled and trimmed, i have no idea how old that thing is or when it was prepped, whether it's been frozen and thawed multiple times or if it even came from a market rather than a plastic bag from the local grocer's freezer section.
when i can see it there in its natural form and i have to peel this nature away from it to consume the goodies within, not only am i more apt to grant this fleeting notion of "quality" but i truly feel i've escaped the mundane and embarked upon an adventure. 10/30/2010 5:47:14 AM |
mawle427 All American 22137 Posts user info edit post |
Can someone find me a reliable source that compares the number of cases of food-borne illness that resulted from restaurant or food service as opposed to home kitchens?
In my experience, as much as people like to talk shit about the cleanliness of restaurants and food service kitchen, the home kitchen is normally WAY more dangerous than most commercial kitchens.
Then again, I have never had food poisoning, so I am pretty sure you are all just pussies. 10/30/2010 6:39:46 AM |
paerabol All American 17118 Posts user info edit post |
Yeah but you probably have the immune system of an entire African tribe 10/30/2010 6:52:27 AM |
paerabol All American 17118 Posts user info edit post |
Yeah but you probably have the immune system of an entire African tribe 10/30/2010 6:52:27 AM |
paerabol All American 17118 Posts user info edit post |
Yeah but you probably have the immune system of an entire African tribe 10/30/2010 6:52:27 AM |
paerabol All American 17118 Posts user info edit post |
Yeah but you probably have the immune system of an entire African tribe 10/30/2010 6:52:27 AM |
mawle427 All American 22137 Posts user info edit post |
Yeah but I probably have the immune system of an entire African tribe 10/30/2010 7:14:02 AM |
0EPII1 All American 42535 Posts user info edit post |
I chew the tail, sometimes it chews into a nice fine paste and goes down (especially if it is fried), sometimes it is tough so I don't even try.
Fatties should eat the tail... the chitin in it will help prevent absorption of the some of the fat consumed in the diet. After all, they make a supplement from it for that purpose (or they used to, but they have stopped because better supplements have become available).
[Edited on October 30, 2010 at 7:31 AM. Reason : ] 10/30/2010 7:30:56 AM |
Snewf All American 63348 Posts user info edit post |
tell me more about these fatty supplements 10/30/2010 11:21:28 AM |
qntmfred retired 40598 Posts user info edit post |
in before punchmonk tells everybody i eat shrimp with the shells on 10/30/2010 11:22:19 AM |
BigMan157 no u 103353 Posts user info edit post |
i don't eat bugs, seafaring ones or otherwise 10/30/2010 11:29:20 AM |