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Prawns...
I nearly bought a tray of prawns on special offer at Morrisons today but... I was put off by threads of 'black bits' . Sorry (especially to anyone thats about to eat prawns) but is this..well .. how to say it???? Prawn poo! I figured it was and it made me put them back!
I have never really thought about it before and have happily indulged in prawn cocktail , noodles with prawns etc..but now that it has occured to me I fear I may never eat them again!
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Yes - it is the intestinal tract of a prawn, but when you prepare them you slice down the edge of the prawn and cut it out. http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/videos/1062/preparing-prawns
If you've eaten prawns before and not seen the black thread, then they're probably pre-prepared and it's been removed already so don't worry, you probably haven't eaten it. Anyway, don't be squeamish! Prawns are lovely and low fat, so good for anyone's diet! |
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I'm guessing you've never eaten oysters.......
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Did you buy sausages instead?
Instead of buying poo, buy the thing it comes out of!
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I was in a bar and bowls of freshly cooked king prawns were being put out as freebies. An acquaintance took a prawn popped into his mouth, head and all, no shelling first. I almost gagged into my lager, I think it was the thought of him chowing down on the eyes. Eeugh!
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I find it criminal to eat prawns without some prawn sauce! Not that I think that the taste of prawns without prawn sauce is bad, I just think that the taste of prawns with prawn sauce is so much better!
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I find it criminal to eat prawns without some prawn sauce! Not that I think that the taste of prawns without prawn sauce is bad, I just think that the taste of prawns with prawn sauce is so much better!
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What is prawn sauce?
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Try cooking fresh prawns the Mozambican way. Butterfly them, de-vein the black thread, fry gently in a mix of butter and olive oil until prawns turn pink. Serve with rice, chips and salad and a choice of garlic/lemon butter or piri piri sauce. Deelicious!!
Last edited by chuckleberry : 02-11-2012 at 18:10. Reason: spelling |
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Try cooking fresh prawns the Mozambican way. Butterfly them, de-vein the black thread, fry gently in a mix of butter and olive oil until prawns turn pink. Serve with rice, chips and salad and a choice of garlic/lemon butter or piri piri sauce. Deelicious!!
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I don't mean to make you think "Eww, gross!" or anything, but I actually don't mind eating the prawns with the black thread still in them!
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I like to buy prawns whole to shell at home. Sometimes I remove the black bit other times I can't be bothered. But of vinegar on them and you don't notice anyway.
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I love prawns but I can't eat those farmed prawns, very allergic to them.
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Just buy the smaller Nth Atlantic prawns. A more environmentally friendly option and the turds are but a trifle.
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I dont understand what peoples issues are with this tbh.
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I'm guessing you've never eaten oysters.......
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I'm pretty sure that the poo in prawns is a delicacy in some countries, they fight over it.
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I'm pretty sure that the poo in prawns is a delicacy in some countries, they fight over it.
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As a big fan of whitebait I'm not really going to get too upset about a bit of poo in a prawn.
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