Ambitious Deliciousness – Dont Eat Lazy.

Hey everyone! I’m baack! Did you miss me?

*crickets*

Here’s a recipe of a classic party favorite – shrimp cocktail. I’ll admit that whenever I am near shrimp cocktail, I have to stop myself from eating too many. They are so good!

I made shrimp cocktail for my parents a while back, along with chicken and mushrooms. Note the fancy paper napkin.

Using fresh shrimp for this dish is an absolute must! Frozen shrimp, especially ones that have been peeled and deveined before freezing, will not taste as good.

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Word on the street is that soft-shell crabs are in season! I’ve been keeping my eyes peeled for a chance to write a recipe involving the delicious crabs, especially because I’ve never attempted to cook with them before. Though I’ve had plenty of spider rolls, I don’t actually know what soft-shell crabs look like. This actually turned out to be a problem.

Dan modeling with a plate of ambiguous crabs

The Chinese fishmonger didn’t understand what I was asking for when I tried to verify that these crabs were indeed, soft-shell crabs. Maybe he was just trying to make a sale. Who knows? In any case, I bought a pound of what I thought, were soft-shell crabs.

Now, I’m so confused, because these don’t look like any of the pictures I saw online. What’s adding to the mystery is that since these had already been cleaned, I don’t know if they had the same dark shell that I see in the pictures. Yet I was able to eat a whole one without breaking my teeth, after removing the claw legs and the apron.  I thought soft-shell crabs were supposed to be entirely edible! Do you think it’s possible that I just bought baby crabs?

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