dish. The shells can also make shrimp easier to handle during certain cooking methods.
For example, a plate of garlic butter shrimp may arrive with the shells still attached, allowing diners to peel each piece themselves before eating it.
In other preparations, shrimp are cooked with the shells on and then served as part of a spicy seafood boil. Diners remove the shells as they eat, often enjoying the meal with their hands.
Some people even enjoy eating the shells of very small, soft-shelled shrimp when the preparation makes them
