Y do some or many Chinese restaurants NOT devein the shrimp?

Question

Hello if you don't devein it you're eating poop!

I notice @ some Chinese restaurants (in TX where I live) the kung pao shrimp is NOT deveined but their jumbo garlic shrimp is. WTF? Anyone know why?

I buy my shrimp peeled AND deveined & sometimes precooked!

Answer 1

I'm with you! I just don't eat shrimp at Oriental Restaurants at all, most don't devein them..I think it is a cultural thing!

I have never encountered the problem anywhere else I have eaten shrimp and thats alot of times and places.

Answer 2

The "vein" has nothing to do with poop. It's the spinal cord of the shrimp, not the intestines. Notice it runs down the top portion of the shrimp-not the underside where the legs are/were? Shrimp are deveined strictly for esthetic reasons, not hygenic. In cases where the shrimp are big, they are usually deveined because it just looks kind of nasty and will have a slight grit in the mouth. But it's nerve tissue, not feces.

Answer 3

"deveining" just makes the shrimp LOOK prettier, there's nothing in shrimp-poop that'll hurt you, unless that's ALL you eat!

If the idea of eating a little shrimp poop bothers you, then you'd best stop eating food altogether! And you DEFINITELY shouldn't read this!:

http://www.plantboard.org/Study_pdf/MP443Class7FoodMfgProcessing&StoragePestControl.pdf

Answer 4

Deveining the smaller shrimps is tedious and time-consuming; besides they're cooked before serving so that's alright. Over in the Far East we suck and slurp the heads of large prawns when cooked Chinese style... delicious!! What vein?

Answer 5

some shrimp are too small to be worth the time or effort deveining.

Answer 6

I think they are just used to it that way. I usually don't order shrimp from Chinese places as they often still have the eyes on too.

Answer 7

some Chinese restuarants serve cat , when you order beef

Answer 8

More flavor and protein!!!!