Do you like Salt & Pepper Shrimp? are you supposed to eat the whole shell or peel it off?

[green papaya]

I usually eat the whole thing , but I think some people peel the shells off first? it's kinda like eating soft shell crabs and you can eat the whole thing

[green papaya]

[Guest zer0mg]

Oh! I love that kind of shrimp. I eat it with the shell but take off the head, legs, and tail. If the shell were gone, wouldn't most of the flavoring be, too?

[oooroosay]

i peel the shell off... it tastes strange with it ... in my opinion
but i like the tails. so sometimes i kee thsoe

[Guest Yeoj1430291686]

For as long as the shrimp is cooked "perfectly;" you could eat it which ever way you like it :-* Crustaceans such as shrimp should be cooked 4-5 minutes if it's a bit large while smaller ones cooked sooner... a rule of thumb to know that it's done is when the shrimp curls and turns into a nice orange color. :-bdBon appetit!!!! 

[Booger Face]

I sometimes eat with the shell on...it depends on how lazy I am.

And if I'm eating it at home, I eat whatever is inside the head.

[broken.wings]

I used to peel the shell off, but now I leave it on. I think it tastes better with the shell on since the salt and pepper is on the shell.

[Guest Tumi<3]

Usually eat it with the shell, that stuff contains calcium :3 

[Guest HERMIT]

I usually peel the shell off of the shrimp.
The reason being was because I was eating some of these out of a newspaper in an alley behind a popular seafood restaurant.
I was just eating it shell and all when this bum caught me and yelled, "You eat it with the shell?  What are you, some kind of barbarian?!"
I've been traumatized ever since.

[Guest blankety]

I always ask someone if the shell is edible or not, because it looks so tasty and crunchy, but at the same time gross if it's not fried enough that it'll become chewy =X

[green papaya]

Evangeline said: I always ask someone if the shell is edible or not, because it looks so tasty and crunchy, but at the same time gross if it's not fried enough that it'll become chewy =X

[Guest Sun Happy]

I eat it shell off, it just tastes weird to me, hahaha. I sometimes peel off all the shells at once and add on salt and pepper myself  ).

[Guest joanarcv]

I wish I didn't click on the pictures.
I want it now.

[Le_Sanguinea]

Peel the shell, suck the head for juices, then eat the body (For grilled/boiled shrimps). If I use them as an ingredient, I peel them first then cook/season them accordingly.

[Guest jagerbomb]

No shell, always peel.
Also it HAS to be deveined. I hate that grainy/rocky taste with a passion lol obviously I'm not a seafood person but I wish I was, the food looks so tasty .... especially squid/octopus but I just can't bring myself to eat it.

[Guest Belleluvly]

The last picture looked at me with very sad, very sad eyes. I have never tried a whole shrimp! I've been so sheltered!