NATIONAL SHRIMP DAY

May 10 is NATIONAL SHRIMP DAY.  Shrimp is the most consumed seafood in the United States.




SHRIMP--how do I love thee?--let me count the ways:


SHRIMP COCKTAIL
CEVICHE
SHRIMP PERLOO
SHRIMP SHUMAI
SHRIMP BAPSANG
SHRIMP PICCATA
SHRIMP RANGOON
MISO BUTTER SHRIMP
BUTTERFLY SHRIMP
COCONUT SHRIMP
SHRIMP ALFREDO
DEEP FRIED SHRIMP WITH PANKO COATING
SHRIMP BISQUE
SHRIMP GUMBO
GRILLED SHRIMP
SHRIMP SALAD
SHRIMP SCAMPI (which is really SHRIMP SHRIMP because "scampi" is shrimp in Italian)

My friend Patty and I used to order take-out lunches of shrimp and noodles from a restaurant in Marysville which was run by Korean folks.  Each time, on the take-out containers, was written SHIRMP.  To this day, we say SHIRMP!