One of the finer things in life. Steamed.......

[missnu]

Shrimps, or skrimps depending on where your from seasoned with Old Bay.

It started out innocent enough.

Then it ended in debauchery but without the promiscuity (wife had a headache.)

 

[thirdeye]

Shrimp are great raw. As a matter of fact I prefer mine that way. Scallops, the same deal.

Steamed??? Now we are talking Maine Bugs...

 

[bamafan64]

Uhhh, you forgot something. Steamed shrimp have better flavor when they're steamed with the heads on. My wife, not originating from the Gulf Coast, was horrified when she first saw steamed shrimp the way we do them, but it didn't take long for her to agree that they tasted better!

 

[ouch]

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuY7x7Ni1tU[/YOUTUBE]

 

[richmondesi]

How did your brush make it's way to the party?

 

[Brodirt]

Ok...my funny shrimp story:

My brother in law is not the most, uh...sensitive or cultured guy you might want to meet. He loves his sushi though and one night we were out at a top local sushi place he frequented. He had mentioned that earlier that week he had seen some Japanese gentleman with a plate of shrimp not on the menu, and of note, they were eating the heads.

He called our waitress over, who while being a NYer of Japanese descent, couldn't figure out what he wanted. He tried 10 different ways to explain what he saw these men eating with the primary description being that they were eating the heads as well and that they were toasted or broiled.

The waitress, my wife (his sister) and me all tried to explain to him that they were sucking the juices out of the heads, not eating them...but he insisted otherwise.

So she adopts "the customer is always right" and heads back behind the sushi bar to try and explain to the chef what this crazy customer wanted. My wife and I spent the next several minutes trying to convince him that he was wrong, while the wait staff and chef whispered to each other...laughing, while clearly looking over to our table...they seemingly had to restrain themselves to keep from laughing.

So, he sees this and is probably realizing the error of his ways but isn't going to be publicly humiliated. The shrimp come...two beauties, heads on, perfectly done under the broiler. With the staff, my wife and I watching he announces "I'm gonna out-Japanese the Japanese," and chomps onto the first one, head first!

He crunches his way through both shrimp with a few "not bad...not bads," but more grimaces and as he polishes off the second one the sushi chef appears at our table with a very large bottle of sake and 4 cups. He says "you are a very brave man, I want to have a drink with you!" He joins us for a few rounds of sake, never mentions another word about the shrimp and heads off back behind the bar leaving the bottle for us to finish off.

My brother in law has NEVER lived that night down.

 

[bamafan64]

Ok...my funny shrimp story:

My brother in law is not the most, uh...sensitive or cultured guy you might want to meet. He loves his sushi though and one night we were out at a top local sushi place he frequented. He had mentioned that earlier that week he had seen some Japanese gentleman with a plate of shrimp not on the menu, and of note, they were eating the heads.

He called our waitress over, who while being a NYer of Japanese descent, couldn't figure out what he wanted. He tried 10 different ways to explain what he saw these men eating with the primary description being that they were eating the heads as well and that they were toasted or broiled.

The waitress, my wife (his sister) and me all tried to explain to him that they were sucking the juices out of the heads, not eating them...but he insisted otherwise.

So she adopts "the customer is always right" and heads back behind the sushi bar to try and explain to the chef what this crazy customer wanted. My wife and I spent the next several minutes trying to convince him that he was wrong, while the wait staff and chef whispered to each other...laughing, while clearly looking over to our table...they seemingly had to restrain themselves to keep from laughing.

So, he sees this and is probably realizing the error of his ways but isn't going to be publicly humiliated. The shrimp come...two beauties, heads on, perfectly done under the broiler. With the staff, my wife and I watching he announces "I'm gonna out-Japanese the Japanese," and chomps onto the first one, head first!

He crunches his way through both shrimp with a few "not bad...not bads," but more grimaces and as he polishes off the second one the sushi chef appears at our table with a very large bottle of sake and 4 cups. He says "you are a very brave man, I want to have a drink with you!" He joins us for a few rounds of sake, never mentions another word about the shrimp and heads off back behind the bar leaving the bottle for us to finish off.

My brother in law has NEVER lived that night down.

He'd be a hoot at a crawfish boil!

 

[missnu]

Uhhh, you forgot something. Steamed shrimp have better flavor when they're steamed with the heads on. My wife, not originating from the Gulf Coast, was horrified when she first saw steamed shrimp the way we do them, but it didn't take long for her to agree that they tasted better!

Have not eaten them yet with the heads on, will try soon.

How did your brush make it's way to the party?

Never eat shrimp with out it. Just being facetious.

Ok...my funny shrimp story:

My brother in law is not the most, uh...sensitive or cultured guy you might want to meet. He loves his sushi though and one night we were out at a top local sushi place he frequented. He had mentioned that earlier that week he had seen some Japanese gentleman with a plate of shrimp not on the menu, and of note, they were eating the heads.

He called our waitress over, who while being a NYer of Japanese descent, couldn't figure out what he wanted. He tried 10 different ways to explain what he saw these men eating with the primary description being that they were eating the heads as well and that they were toasted or broiled.

The waitress, my wife (his sister) and me all tried to explain to him that they were sucking the juices out of the heads, not eating them...but he insisted otherwise.

So she adopts "the customer is always right" and heads back behind the sushi bar to try and explain to the chef what this crazy customer wanted. My wife and I spent the next several minutes trying to convince him that he was wrong, while the wait staff and chef whispered to each other...laughing, while clearly looking over to our table...they seemingly had to restrain themselves to keep from laughing.

So, he sees this and is probably realizing the error of his ways but isn't going to be publicly humiliated. The shrimp come...two beauties, heads on, perfectly done under the broiler. With the staff, my wife and I watching he announces "I'm gonna out-Japanese the Japanese," and chomps onto the first one, head first!

He crunches his way through both shrimp with a few "not bad...not bads," but more grimaces and as he polishes off the second one the sushi chef appears at our table with a very large bottle of sake and 4 cups. He says "you are a very brave man, I want to have a drink with you!" He joins us for a few rounds of sake, never mentions another word about the shrimp and heads off back behind the bar leaving the bottle for us to finish off.

My brother in law has NEVER lived that night down.

Nice

 

[dpm802]

How did your brush make it's way to the party?

+1 ... I was wondering the same thing.

 

[dpm802]

Ok...my funny shrimp story:

My brother in law is not the most, uh...sensitive or cultured guy you might want to meet. He loves his sushi though and one night we were out at a top local sushi place he frequented. He had mentioned that earlier that week he had seen some Japanese gentleman with a plate of shrimp not on the menu, and of note, they were eating the heads.

He called our waitress over, who while being a NYer of Japanese descent, couldn't figure out what he wanted. He tried 10 different ways to explain what he saw these men eating with the primary description being that they were eating the heads as well and that they were toasted or broiled.

My niece is all of 12 years old, and she lives full-time in Japan. (Her mom, my brother's ex-wife, is with the State Department and works at the embassy in Saporro.)

I get to see her just once a year when she comes back to visit, and we usually go to a Sushi restaurant nearby. I go in for Chirashi, she always has Udon soup, my brother gets a salmon plate, and his 2nd wife is a vegetarian.

Anyway, my niece really likes to eat the TAILS of shrimp (ebi) ... something I've never heard of and just can't imagine. But she insists that's how they do it in Japan. She likes it because they're crunchy.

Still, I don't even want to try that ... I'd probably choke on it.

I got even with her by showing her that I can eat a piece of Wasabi the size of a pair of dice, and swallow it whole, without drinking any water.

 

[SRock]

how did your brush make it's way to the party?

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