My friends Becca (Biloxi, Mississippi) and Carole (“Nawlins”, Louisiana) are probably scratching their heads reading this (“What? You need to show people how to peel a shrimp?”) But if you, like me, did not grow up on the Bayou or in some other land of shrimp bounty, you, like me, might be scratching your head wondering how to unsheathe your tasty shrimpies from their shells upon your first encounter with them. Here’s the technique Becca taught me (thank you m’dear). She also informed me that the best shrimp are from the Gulf of Mexico by the way, and that you should always buy them in the shell.

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