Okay, I've asked this before, but didn't get a response.
/ck/, is it normal for a cook to leave the tails on shrimp when cooking them for pasta, as in pic? It seems completely counter-intuitive and just makes the eater have to pull the tails off.
Am I missing something? Whenever I put shrimp in pasta, I always remove the tails. Is there some secret I'm missing?
>>7877368
seefood, like chicken, is meant to be eaten with the hands... that's why you let the last segment from the tail.
the tails add flavour to your dish
>>7877368
>not eating the tails
What's the matter with you?
>>7877420
this tbf familia
there's no point to them. but if you wanna keep em on do so. I just don't like the hardness of the tails either
>>7877368
eat the tails you pussy
>bbqing all the shells with some salt
fucking delicious
plebs are too scared of it though
>>7877368
"Normal" is a matter of standards, and standards vary depending on where you are. To some any food that requires the least bit of struggle when eating is a non-starter, whereas in parts of Asia negotiating shells and bones is seen as part of the joy of eating.
It's a matter of knowing your audience much more than some sort of objective standard.
Shrimp intestines are part of the tail. Intestines have poop.
ITT: People defending eating shrimp poop.
>mussels in shells on pizza/poutine
>>7877911
>That's for presentation purposes only
It indicates it wasn't processed low grade frozen stuff. Some people like the handle of the tail, and I guess it could somehow lend a little flavor like for stock. Just because the shell is there doesn't mean you have to pick it up if you don't want to. Just do a little more fork or knife work. Yes, it can make it tedious, but you'd be picking through there and cutting shrimp into more than one bite anyway.
>>7879920
Yeah because shrimp 'poop' is comparable to a grown man's coil-snake dump.
>>7877368
Very normal but I hate it.
I have to option of
-Getting my hands messy
or
-Leaving some meat in the tail
Unless I'm at some fancy place I'll use my hands, but it's so annoying.
