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Restaurants that serve shrimp/crawfish with vein in... acceptable?

Posted on 12/30/12 at 3:11 pm
Posted by GreatestStory
Member since Feb 2011
223 posts
Posted on 12/30/12 at 3:11 pm
When I cook shrimp or crawfish at home I always devein them. I notice many restaurants leave the vein in. I will eat it with the vein in, but would not serve it to people in my home.

What is the standard for serving shrimp/crawfish?



Posted by AUCE05
Member since Dec 2009
42568 posts
Posted on 12/30/12 at 3:15 pm to
Vein in for me. You are already eating a dead animal, a little poop won't hurt you.
Posted by LSUcdro
Republic of West Florida
Member since Sep 2009
11129 posts
Posted on 12/30/12 at 3:19 pm to
I dont mind the vein in, doesnt matter to me
Posted by Remington Dawg
Irmo, S.C
Member since Sep 2012
1457 posts
Posted on 12/30/12 at 3:28 pm to
Depends, I like it vein out but if your at happy hour and it's 25 cent shrimp expect it vein in but if I am at a decent restaurant it better be deveined.
Posted by RhodeIslandRed
Adrift Off the Spanish Main
Member since Aug 2009
3175 posts
Posted on 12/30/12 at 3:45 pm to
I will not eat either with the vein in. It's disgusting. Take two seconds out of your life to remove it.
Posted by andouille
A table near a waiter.
Member since Dec 2004
10708 posts
Posted on 12/30/12 at 5:04 pm to
Small shrimp I don't mind the vein (alimentary tract) left in, it doesn't affect the taste and it would be too labor intensive to remove. On larger shrimp, say <30 count, it can get gritty and be unpleasant, remove it.

Crawfish, when pealing for my own consumption I eat vein and all. When pealing for a dish, I remove it and try to save the fat.
Posted by Gris Gris
OTIS!NO RULES FOR SAUCES ON STEAK!!
Member since Feb 2008
47385 posts
Posted on 12/30/12 at 5:06 pm to
BBQ shrimp and boiled shrimp have the vein. Unless I see something really obvious, I don't stop and remove it. I usually devein when I'm shelling raw shrimp, though.
Posted by Khameleon
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2009
1437 posts
Posted on 12/30/12 at 5:09 pm to
I guarantee that I could do a blind taste test with 10 vein in and 10 deveined and you wouldn't do better than 50-50...FACT
Posted by tracytiger
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2009
3631 posts
Posted on 12/30/12 at 5:10 pm to
I like my shrimp butterflied and deveined.

A travesty if left in.

I will pick them out if I see them in a crawfish dish. It grosses me out. When I peel shrimp I remove the vein on top and underneath.
Posted by Tigerpaw123
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2007
17261 posts
Posted on 12/30/12 at 5:15 pm to
quote:

I guarantee that I could do a blind taste test with 10 vein in and 10 deveined and you wouldn't do better than 50-50...FACT


I am not too picky, but when you get to large and jumbo shrimp the vein can get very gritty and or lots of iodine, smaller shrimp no problem, as for crawfish it is strictly an appearance thing, and appearance is a big part of cooking. ,
Posted by Tigerpaw123
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2007
17261 posts
Posted on 12/30/12 at 5:16 pm to
quote:

I will pick them out if I see them in a crawfish dish. It grosses me out. When I peel shrimp I remove the vein on top and underneath.


Underneath???
Posted by andouille
A table near a waiter.
Member since Dec 2004
10708 posts
Posted on 12/30/12 at 7:32 pm to
quote:

I guarantee that I could do a blind taste test with 10 vein in and 10 deveined and you wouldn't do better than 50-50...FACT


You would be right, most of the time. But as Tigerpaw said, some of the large shrimp can give you a nasty, gritty experience.
Posted by Martini
Near Athens
Member since Mar 2005
48850 posts
Posted on 12/30/12 at 7:37 pm to
If you eat at my house you get the vein. After I finish peeling shrimp I'm done.
Posted by Degas
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Member since Jul 2010
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Posted on 12/30/12 at 7:45 pm to
quote:

I guarantee that I could do a blind taste test with 10 vein in and 10 deveined and you wouldn't do better than 50-50...FACT
I must be one of the 50%

The grit is always a dead giveaway, and yes there is a taste difference, but it depends what the shrimp is being used for. If I'm plating up an app of two or three beautiful jumbo Gulf shrimp, I'm going to want those babies absolutely clean. If there's small shrimp/crawfish tossed into pasta, salad or poboy, it would be ludicrous to pick out every vein.
Posted by AlmaDawg
Slow Hell
Member since Sep 2012
3222 posts
Posted on 12/30/12 at 7:48 pm to
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If you eat at my house you get the vein. After I finish peeling shrimp I'm done.


This. Sometimes I devein the crawfish, sometimes not. Never devein shrimp.
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