Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> On 10/2/2016 2:48 AM, Tom Del Rosso wrote:
> > When it comes to shrimp cocktail of course the shell is left on the tail
> > as a handle, but shrimp in soup or risotto? How are you supposed to eat
> > shrimp like that in soup? You have to pick it out and shell it, then
> > drop it back in the soup to eat it? That is disgusting and ridiculous.
> > I just had this problem with risotto in a pretty good restaurant and
> > it's happened before with soup. They could just as easily have removed
> > the whole shell. What say you?
> >
>
> I say they are either lazy, ignorant, or both. Never ran into that and
> would never put a shell into soup or risotto.

Very strange that a *nice* restaurant would do this.
Any shrimp mixed into a meal should be completely peeled.
Order steamed shrimp and they often come with full shells
that you remove as you eat each one.
Order shrimp cocktail and often the tails are left on
as a holder but not intended to eat.

That said, sf has claimed more than once here that she eats shrimp,
shell and all. Pretty weird but each to their own.