• dingus@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      I’m a crazy person and I don’t bother to remove the shells from the tails. I straight up eat the shell part with the exception of the bit at the end that doesn’t have meat in it.

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        9 months ago

        some of the protein powder that gym bros pay like $80 a jar for is made primarily from shrimp tails that have ground up into a fine powder. the shrimp processing facilities give away the shrimp tails for free as a byproduct.

      • HonkyTonkWoman@lemm.ee
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        9 months ago

        I’ve heard that cooking shrimp with tails still encased in their shells helps preserve flavor, but I’ve never heard of anyone actually eating the shell.

        I just pick the end of the shell off the tail before wasting the whole thing.