Why not shrimps?

BTW...the plural for shrimp is shrimp. With that said and who really cares, I grew up on a coastal area and ate fresh shrimp often. Now living this far inland...it's sorta OK and rather expensive. Also, at my age...the sodium, cholesterol comment applies. However, when back on the coast, I eat em boiled and chilled...

But I do like short people.

LOL I was wondering when someone would point out the plural of shrimp is shrimp. Not disappointed, it happened on page 2.

Both forms are correct.

You totally misunderstood why I posted that response. I personally could care less if it is shrimp or shrimps. Anyone reading the topic understood the question, it does not matter if it is shrimp or shrimps. I do not understand the need of self appointed grammar police to point such things out.

Hello everyone,

When I see people talking about high protein food, I always see them mentioning steak, chicken breast, beans etc.
I was looking at the nutrition facts for shrimps.

In 150 grams of shrimps, there are roughly 160 calories, 30g of protein, 3g of fat, 2g of carbs.

I was just wondering, why don't people talk about it a lot? Is it because of the taste? Price? Availability? Any downsides?

Eating shrimp is a sin.

Leviticus 11:12
Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.

I say shrimps sometimes just because I like to; self appointed grammar cops can cringe all they want...

ETA - Sometimes I wonders if sheeps and deers eats shrimps... :bigsmile:

LOL, I hear ya! :laugh:

I hate to rain on the shrimp love parade, but I tend to avoid shrimp unless I know where they came from. Most of the shrimp we eat in the US come from shrimp farms in China or Thailand. There have been numerous food safety issues with Asian farmed seafood, including outright import bans by the US and EU.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-11/asian-seafood-raised-on-pig-feces-approved-for-u-s-consumers.html
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/44701461/ns/health-food_safety/t/tainted-seafood-reaching-american-tables-experts-say/#.UdRaHjcmsjc
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/15/world/asia/15fish.html?_r=0

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I hate to rain on the shrimp love parade, but I tend to avoid shrimp unless I know where they came from. Most of the shrimp we eat in the US come from shrimp farms in China or Thailand. There have been numerous food safety issues with Asian farmed seafood, including outright import bans by the US and EU.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-11/asian-seafood-raised-on-pig-feces-approved-for-u-s-consumers.html
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/44701461/ns/health-food_safety/t/tainted-seafood-reaching-american-tables-experts-say/#.UdRaHjcmsjc
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/15/world/asia/15fish.html?_r=0

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life = risk

*shrugs*

I hate to rain on the shrimp love parade, but I tend to avoid shrimp unless I know where they came from. Most of the shrimp we eat in the US come from shrimp farms in China or Thailand. There have been numerous food safety issues with Asian farmed seafood, including outright import bans by the US and EU.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-11/asian-seafood-raised-on-pig-feces-approved-for-u-s-consumers.html
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/44701461/ns/health-food_safety/t/tainted-seafood-reaching-american-tables-experts-say/#.UdRaHjcmsjc
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/15/world/asia/15fish.html?_r=0

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Wow - did not know that. I generally try to eat local seafood (I am about 100 miles from where some shrimp are harvested) but sometimes I do jump on the deals at the grocery store. I will have to read the labels.

I hate to rain on the shrimp love parade, but I tend to avoid shrimp unless I know where they came from. Most of the shrimp we eat in the US come from shrimp farms in China or Thailand. There have been numerous food safety issues with Asian farmed seafood, including outright import bans by the US and EU.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-11/asian-seafood-raised-on-pig-feces-approved-for-u-s-consumers.html
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/44701461/ns/health-food_safety/t/tainted-seafood-reaching-american-tables-experts-say/#.UdRaHjcmsjc
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/15/world/asia/15fish.html?_r=0

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life = risk

*shrugs*

Yepp, on the "don't care" bandwagon here.

Um...because like lobster and crab, they are actually BUGS.

Seriously, friends. Ew.

Nobody I know takes a fist full of spiders or scorpions, throws then into a pot of boiling water watching for their backs to pop open, waiting with the melted butter, to serve.

Um, people all around the world incorporate differing forms of "bugs" (spiders and scorpions aren't insects, you know) into their cooking. Sorry you're locked into your western box.

Um, duh. Sorry you didn't read ahead to where I declare my intent to prepare scampi in the coming days, and instead, decided ignorant personal insults were the way to go.

You know nothing of me. Or, apparently, of irony.

Nemaste, friend.

Clearly you have not seen any of my 3,000 posts, as well.

Because http://www.godhatesshrimp.com/

wish i could have shrimp and lobster but got a severe shell fish allergy

This, plus crab, too. :sad:

I hate to rain on the shrimp love parade, but I tend to avoid shrimp unless I know where they came from. Most of the shrimp we eat in the US come from shrimp farms in China or Thailand. There have been numerous food safety issues with Asian farmed seafood, including outright import bans by the US and EU.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-11/asian-seafood-raised-on-pig-feces-approved-for-u-s-consumers.html
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/44701461/ns/health-food_safety/t/tainted-seafood-reaching-american-tables-experts-say/#.UdRaHjcmsjc
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/15/world/asia/15fish.html?_r=0

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I tend not to trust any article with "experts say" in the title.

Also as to the first one - did you not read the part where they say FDA is rejecting the bad shipments? i.e., we have checks in place to make sure the stuff that could make you sick doesn't get to your plate?

Also, do you not wash your seafood before you cook it? I hear that helps.

"Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive." - Elbert Hubbard

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I love shrimp, have eaten shrimp from the grocery store for all my life and never had any issue. Usually get the raw to cook myself too. As for why I don't recommend it -- usually just because I forget.

Suit yourself. You can eat undercooked chicken and chances are you'll never get Salmonella either. I tried to post from reputable news sources however a simple google search will turn up dozens of articles about the issue. The fact that the FDA has rejected so many shipments of Asian seafood combined with the fact that they only inspect a small percentage of it in the first place is enough to give me pause.

As to cooking and cleaning: some of the toxicity is from inorganic chemicals and antibiotics that are not destroyed by cooking and cleaning. Think mercury in tuna. All the cooking and cleaning in world won't get rid of it so it's a good idea not to eat it too often.

I like shrimp too, but I put it in the same category as tuna and ice cream sundaes as things to eat only occasionally, except that with shrimp I have no problem if it's harvested wild.