re: BBQ Shrimp

Here is another tidbit about bbq shrimp although this only a theory of mine. So the story is some New Orleanian goes to Manales and asks them to make this dish he had in Chicago one time. He describes it to them as “spicy shrimp with a butter or oil sauce.”

I’ve always wanted to know what the original dish was but my hunch is it was gambas al Ajillo. That’s a spicy, head on shrimp dish served in a puddle of oil in a casserole dish. Anyway that’s my theory.