Why you should try eating shell shrimp

In autumn, when such tasty and healthy products as pumpkin, zucchini, eggplant, melons, watermelons, plums and mushrooms become available to us, few people think about shrimp. Especially about such unsightly and seemingly inedible parts of them, such as the shell and the head. Yes, it is to this dust that we advise you to pay attention.

If you cook these pieces of shrimp in a specific way, you will be surprised how delicious they can be. They have such a great aroma and extraordinary structure that even shrimp meat itself cannot be compared with them. Therefore, if you throw away the shell and head, then you lose a lot.

Wait, but they are … not digestible, no?

Digested. And they eat very appetizingly. Especially if lightly dipped in cornstarch and salt, then deep-fried. If they grind unpleasantly on your teeth, this can also be dealt with. This method is used in countries such as Japan and China, and there they know a lot about cooking seafood. Just use kitchen scissors and remove the black streak from the shrimp that creates this nasty crunch. Get rid of the pair of the longest tendrils as well. All is ready.

Now fry the whole thing using some aromatic seasoning like coriander. And please eat with your hands. It tastes so much better.

Do you also need to eat your head?

Often in stores they sell shrimp with shell, legs, but without a head. But if you do decide to try something new and appreciate all the parts of this seafood, take completely unpeeled shrimp.

And you don't have to eat the shrimp head after cooking. You will still appreciate its benefits. Imagine that the head of a shrimp is a kind of lid that keeps all the juice and aroma of this delicacy inside until you pounce on it with appetite. Then, when you're ready to start your meal, simply unscrew your head and, if you feel like it, suck in the delicious juice with a loud gurgle. Nobody will judge you.

Can I throw away the shells of the already cooked shrimp?

If you are a fan of these seafood, you have probably filled a pot of boiled shrimp with their shells more than once. And all this pile of rejected trash must have looked like the contents of a compost pit rather than food. But if you use these shells again when cooking broth, they will add an even richer flavor to it. Either way, these "unnecessary" shrimp parts can add variety and flavor to your diet.