Yeah, one of the first things that really surprised me when I moved to France was how they eat shrimp. Mind you, this is probably more of a European thing than a 'French-only' thing...Maybe American's are the odd man out. Anyway...
The French have amazing table manners. They hold forks in such a way that put us to shame. So imagine walking into a room filled with very well-dressed, well-mannered French people, RIPPING the heads off of shrimp...and their little legs. Yeah...
You know, I'm starting to get used to it after 11 years. But still, I can only eat like 2 over the course of a cocktail.
Oh, and they come in all sizes, BIG guys, to very tiny ones. The French say that the flavor stays if you rip the sucker apart at the last minute...I say, 'yuck' and 'who wants to spend their time peeling shrimp instead of drinking champagne?'
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