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Antonia Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
Devein
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00 Devein a shrimp: does it mean to remove the shell off a shrimp or any other similar creatures? 0-
00 Devein a shrimp: does it mean to remove the shell off a shrimp or any other similar creatures? 0-
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0 It means taking the vein out of the shrimp - as in de-vein. 02 br 02 br 00 Deveining Shrimp - use a small sharp knife to make a shallow slit along its back from the head end to the tail. Rinse under cold running water to remove the vein, using the tip of a knife, if necessary.
- 0 It means taking the vein out of the shrimp - as in de-vein.
- 02 br 02 br 00 Deveining Shrimp - use a small sharp knife to make a shallow slit along its back from the head end to the tail.
- Rinse under cold running water to remove the vein, using the tip of a knife, if necessary.
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0 It means taking the vein out of the shrimp - as in de-vein. 02 br
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00 Deveining Shrimp - use a small sharp knife to make a shallow slit along its back from the head end to the tail. Rinse under cold running water to remove the vein, using the tip of a knife, if necessary. 0-
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00 Deveining Shrimp - use a small sharp knife to make a shallow slit along its back from the head end to the tail. Rinse under cold running water to remove the vein, using the tip of a knife, if necessary. 0-
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0 Here's a really good explanation, with pictures. (I love pictures!). You can see that they remove the shell first, and then the vein. 02 br
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0 I saw it, after your first post. I wasn't aware that they had a vein.I've never really looked at them carefully. It is some kind of digestive tract. Thanks abbie. 0-
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0 I have to say, I've never looked that closely either! Nor could I be bothered to devein a kilo of shrimp. Life is too short. 0-
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0 Hi gals, 02 br
00 Though you said that you do not devine the shrimps yourself, so you won't need my hint, but you can take out the vein by pulling the tip of the vein out! (Of course after you give it a slit next to the head.) Sometimes, even when you are taking out his head, the vein comes out with it too. 02 br
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00 Though you said that you do not devine the shrimps yourself, so you won't need my hint, but you can take out the vein by pulling the tip of the vein out! (Of course after you give it a slit next to the head.) Sometimes, even when you are taking out his head, the vein comes out with it too. 02 br
00 I used to live at the coast of Persian Gulf for a couple o
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0 Yes we do use "rotten" for meat LL. Now you know the meaning of the idiom "smell fishy"! 02 br
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00 Fish doesn't need to be rotten to get smelly! The fresh one is still smelly! 02 br
00 PS. I hate fish and I don't eat fish dishes, though my husband always makes fun of me because I love shrimps, lobsters and squids despite their ugly shapes! 05 0 010id 2
00 Fish doesn't need to be rotten to get smelly! The fresh one is still smelly! 02 br
00 PS. I hate fish and I don't eat fish dishes, though my husband always makes fun of me because I love shrimps, lobsters and squids despite their ugly shapes! 05 0 010id 2
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0 I'm exactly the same, LL. I will eat fish very occasionally, but only if I haven't cooked it. If I cook it, I can't possibly eat it!! But I really love sea-food. 0-
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