http://FXcuisine.com/default.asp?Display=51<strong>Shrimp shells</strong> are served as <strong>crispy appetizers</strong> in Japan. You can buy tiny <strong>dried whole crabs</strong> to use as peanuts. I was coerced into trying and will be back for more! en-usThu, 12 Mar 2026 21:33:50 GMTFXcuisine.com5 I will make sure to try and find this! Thanks for the tip, Zazil.http://FXcuisine.com/default.asp?Display=51Thu, 31 Mar 2016 15:22:00 GMT But do they eat the shells?http://FXcuisine.com/default.asp?Display=51Fri, 11 Mar 2016 21:01:38 GMT Some Chinese shrimp dishes lik&#101; the spicy garlic shrimp is served with the shell still on but head removed. Since the shell was on during cooking, the seasoning is all over it.http://FXcuisine.com/default.asp?Display=51Fri, 11 Mar 2016 14:41:03 GMT In Mexico, we eat whole dried shrimps as appetizers, with lemon and chili pepper. They are so crispy, and the flavour is strong and salty. We also cook delicious soups and broths with dried shrimps, a lot of seafood restaurants offers "caldo de camarón" dry shrimp´s broth with diced vegetables lik&#101; carrots and potatos. &nbsp;http://FXcuisine.com/default.asp?Display=51Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:09:57 GMT really this is kind of funny to me, you see all my life at this grand age of 58 I have always enjoyed eating the tell of the shrimp, and really this article little did I know the true benefits of eating part of the shell, ummmmhttp://FXcuisine.com/default.asp?Display=51Wed, 7 Sep 2011 20:16:12 GMT Yes, but they take some getting used to!http://FXcuisine.com/default.asp?Display=51Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:35:36 GMT In-the-shell shrimp are DELICIOUS; so are the big prawns. &nbsp;I"ve made bone-crackers -- slow-frying fish skeletons. &nbsp;Yummy.http://FXcuisine.com/default.asp?Display=51Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:52:50 GMT The ball things might be these mini rice crackers they roll some treats in.http://FXcuisine.com/default.asp?Display=51Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:23:11 GMT Hova, you finally put me to rest about these bubbles, they look very worrying as you eat a pack of crabs!http://FXcuisine.com/default.asp?Display=51Thu, 8 May 2008 15:35:40 GMT Those bubbles arise from the flash frying method used when preparing the crabs - they"re not barnacles, or anything like that, if you were worried! &nbsp;:)http://FXcuisine.com/default.asp?Display=51Thu, 8 May 2008 11:38:23 GMT Texture,freshness, and the element of surprise is very important in Japanese cuisine. I love the crispy rice puffs that pop inside your mouth...and I miss the big Japantown in San Francisco where I could get such things.http://FXcuisine.com/default.asp?Display=51Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:48:43 GMT You can also eat soft-shell crabs like they do in Kerala (India). It is quite good in fact!http://FXcuisine.com/default.asp?Display=51Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:54:34 GMT I was kinda wondering about eating shells of shrimp because i recently found on accident that I liked it. Kinda weird to think they have been doing it in Japan for a long time.http://FXcuisine.com/default.asp?Display=51Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:50:00 GMT