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Are heads of shrimps safe to eat in US?

I wonder if heads of shrimps bought from US grocery stores are safe to eat.
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Why in this one recipe parsley is used in 2 different ways?

I found a "Shrimp and Pasta" Recipe here. It's a nice and simple, but I don't quite understand the way it uses parsley. Why part of the parsley is fried with shrimp and the rest are just mixed with pasta? And what does TB mean?
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How to deal with foul fishy odor of frozen shrimp

Note: I can't actually cook, I am just trying to learn to roughly assemble and heat things. Explain things to me like I know nothing. A few weeks ago I decided to try out cooking some shrimp for myself. I planned to start off simple: cut out the…
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How to differentiate sea prawns from farmed ones?

Is there a way to differentiate sea prawns from farmed ones based on appearance? Can we differentiate it based on Color of prawn, structure etc?
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What's the best way to reheat grilled shrimp

We are having a party in a few weeks and I would like to serve some grilled shrimp, but there will be fifty or so people, and I would prefer to cook all of the food in advanced so I'm not spending the entire party cooking. Any ideas on how I can…
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Alternative for Celery salt and Coconut flour

I'm trying to make this recipe: http://www.platedwithstyle.com/2015/03/01/cajun-garlic-butter-shrimp/ I know i can find "substitues" for celery salt and coconut flour online but I want to know if i can use regular salt and all purpose flour for…
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Coconut Shrimp-fry ahead for dinner party?

I see a few opinions on my question, from a few years ago. Just wondering if anyone has an updated idea. I want to serve fresh and crunchy coconut shrimp as part of a dinner party for 12 people. I would prefer to not have the smell and time of…
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Do shrimp really have sex with their siblings before being served raw in sushi?

"The raw shrimp served in sushi all begin life as males—and then they all suddenly become females and have sex with their younger siblings." -Trevor Corson, The Story of Sushi Is this true? Do all shrimp really need to go through this process…
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Are cooked frozen shrimp safe?

I was buying some frozen shrimp, however they listed that they are cooked. How is the process of freezing shrimp done; do they cook them directly then freeze them? Or freeze them then cook them then re-freeze them? Are they safe to be eaten? Or do…
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How to make crispy fried prawns without overcooking them?

I fry medium prawns for 2 minutes per side on a high flame, and I think they shrink quite a lot, I tried cooking them for 2 minutes per side and 1 minute on the other on a medium flame but they didn't turn out to be crispy.
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Please help me understand shrimp varieties

I cannot figure out how shrimp works, can somebody please explain it to me? The Wikipedia is useless, it just says there are hundreds of species, and "five" commercial species (with no pictures) none of which sounds like anything I have been…
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