what does it taste like?

Question

i havent eaten seafood most of my whole life. i ask my husband what does shrimp taste like or lobster. i see commercials and it looks good but im afraid. actually when i was 8 yrs old i had fish on fridays from catholic school and i threw up everytime after so i was terrified of puking and stayed away from it since and now im 30yrs old. in your best words and to your best answer explain what it would taste like.... chicken with catchup? what? my uncle said he would give me $100 if i ate a piece of shrimp. i couldnt and i was 12yrs old then. is this wierd and funny? i think so.

oh yeah when i was about 8, my other bad reaction was when my mom made that tuna helper.... yup threw that up too in bed. sorry guys to gross you out but i think im "allergic"? i dont know but ill try something soon before i die.

Answer 1

Shrimp tastes salty like the sea that it came from. If cooked properly (not overcooked) it should not be rubbery.

The best way to eat shrimp is to chop it in a fine dice and put it in between two wonton wrap[ers forming a ravioli shaped pocket then deep fried. Dip them in a chili sauce, marmalade jam or sweet and sour sauce. The crispiness of th eshell and the strong taste from the sauce will take your mind off the shrimp.
You may want to add chopped waterchestnuts to the shrimp to add crispiness.

Answer 2

Seafood, like most meats, tastes best fresh. So don't go to Red Lobster or Long John Silver. I would recommend that you go to a good seafood restaurant and try a sample platter. This will give you a good variety and will allow you to eat seafood in a "dressed" up manner.

If you aren't used to eating seafood, I would not recommend that you go to the supermarket and buy some shrimp or fish. You wouldn't know what to do with it and trying to eat it will cause you to have more bad experiences.

Fresh seafood, especially saltwater varieties, will have a refreshing, cool, salt water taste. It is so good. There is an after taste but usually very subtle. The fresher the seafood, the less "fishy" it will smell and taste.

For the first time, I would recommend scallops. This seafood comes from a shell, similar to the Shell Gas Station symbol. The meat is soft and white and offers a good after taste.

Enjoy.

Answer 3

I'd throw up if I ate school cafeteria fish, too.
Go to a really nice seafood restaurant and order a Caesar Salad with shrimp. The shrimp will be sweet, cold, silky. It will taste a little salty. My husband suggests Shrimp Fried Rice for your first time.
Remember, fish have scales and each kind has its own taste. Shellfish (shrimp, crabs, oysters, etc.) are from a different part of the animal kingdom. Take it slow. Enjoy.

Answer 4

I would say that the catholic school did not cook the fish right. Not all fish is considered seafood, so I would not worry about shrimp. You would really have to try it to really know what it tastes like. Shrimp and lobster are both great. If you try it you won't regret it.

Answer 5

No it is not weird .I once slept all night at the dinner table because everytime I ate fish I threw up my mom said I had to sit at table till I ate dinner. I am now 30 and my husband has talked me into eating shrimp and lobster, Lobster is sweet if you dip in butter it has a melt in you're mouth sensation . shrimp are good with butter qne garlic. I would start with the lobster just a couple of bites.

Answer 6

Shrimp tastes like shrimp. It's wonderful. It however does NOT taste like fish. They are worlds apart. Besides that, the fish you were eating couldn't have been that great in a school.

My favorite is coconut shrimp for the fried variety, peel and eat shrimp, and cajun shrimp.

Try some snow crab legs too while you're at it!

Answer 7

Describing what a food tastes like is near impossible!
My best way to describe shrimp is that it tastes like it smells.

Answer 8

sea food is wonderful...but since you keep throwing it up I'd go have a skin test done to make sure you are not allergic....as a child my best friend use to throw up broccoli and her parents would not let her leave the table till she ate it....of course she would throw it up then she got sent to her room...when she became an adult she had stomach problem, the doctor sent her to an allergy doctor...guess what she was allergic to yes that is right broccoli....sea food is wonderful but not worth getting sick.....

Answer 9

you don't know what you are missing. shrimp does not taste like it smells. And you can't compair it to fish either.

Answer 10

at least chew it... if you don't like the taste, spit it out