Recently stopped caring about removing the shells on shrimp and I just eat them with the shell on.

Does anyone else do this?

  • @FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org
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    2016 days ago

    Your body has a hard time digesting them so it will likely give you a hell of a stomach ache/bad shits if you keep doing that. Just take them off man.

    • FiveMacsOP
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      716 days ago

      Noted, I haven’t actually experienced any issues personally but I’ll monitor for any abnormalities. Dropping carbs has actually been amazing on my digestive system.

      • @Dr_Nik@lemmy.world
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        315 days ago

        I have only tried eating the tails of fried shrimp but I have never had any stomach issues for years caused by this. It does have the bonus of grossing out my kids when I do it.

  • @Num10ck@lemmy.world
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    2816 days ago

    i knew a guy making a million a year by buying shrimp shells from a food processor for practically nothing and grinding them into dust and selling them as protein powder for gym dudes for $40/bottle.

  • snooggums
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    916 days ago

    Just due to texture alone, shrimp and other crustacean shells are a hard pass for me.

  • ssillyssadass
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    415 days ago

    I’m always worried about cutting my tongue on the shells, though that worry mainly surfaces when eating sushi. They can be sharp, and the tongue does not seem like a fun place for a paper cut.

  • @Late2TheParty@lemmy.world
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    316 days ago

    I, too, many years ago got tired of the process of removing shells and now just crush 'em shell on. It’s been about a decade and no issues thus far.

  • southsamurai
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    316 days ago

    I don’t, because it would require a trip to the hospital. Ain’t allergies fun?

    But they’re not exactly easy to digest anyway, and how they’re cooked matters to the people I know that do eat them

  • tiredofsametab
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    215 days ago

    Depends on how they are cooked. I hate popcorn because I always end up with little bits of hull Stu k in my throat. Same goes for shrimp. If it’s cooked well enough that that doesn’t happen, I’m fine to eat them