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Shrimp Talk

Shrimp Talk — a community recipe on Potlikkr.

Ingredients

• None
• By Julia Child

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Shrimp are exceptionally perishable, and because of this, many packers use a chemical called tripolyphosphate to keep them firm and white. But when they use too much, the shrimp take on an unpleasant cleaning-fluid odor and taste. Read the package label!

2. 2

   When buying frozen shrimp, you will have the best luck, I think, if you choose them raw in the shell.