Posted on 05/10/2024 5:56:41 AM PDT by Red Badger
NATIONAL SHRIMP DAY
Each year on May 10th, National Shrimp Day recognizes America's favorite seafood. Americans eat moreshrimp than any other seafood, and this is the day to celebrate this delicious seafood.
#NationalShrimpDay
We use the word “prawn” loosely to describe any large shrimp, sometimes known as “jumbo shrimp.” Some countries use the word “prawn” exclusively for all shrimp.
Preparing the shrimp for consumption usually involves removing the head, shell, tail, and “sand vein.” There are many ways to cook shrimp. Standard methods of preparation include baking, boiling, broiling, sauteing, frying, and grilling. Cooking time is delicate for shrimp, and they are at their best when not overcooked.
A healthy food, shrimp, is low in calories and high in omega-3, calcium, iodine, and protein levels. Shrimp is also known to be considered good for the circulatory system.
Popular North America Shrimp Dishes:
Seafood Gumbo:
A stew or soup that probably originated in southern Louisiana during the 18th century. Seafood gumbo typically consists of a strongly-flavored stock, shrimp and crab meat (sometimes oysters), a thickener, and seasoning vegetables. Cooks categorize Gumbo by the type of thickener used: okra, the Choctaw spice, file powder (dried and ground sassafras leaves), or roux, the French base made of flour and fat.
Shrimp Cocktail:
The Golden Gate served shrimp cocktails before any other restaurant. Their menu listed shrimp cocktails for .50 cents in 1959. It is now a Las Vegas cliché. Called the “Original Shrimp Cocktail” on the menu, it is a favorite among tourists and the locals. The original Shrimp Cocktail consists of a regular-sized sundae glass filled with small salad shrimp and topped with a dollop of cocktail sauce.
Shrimp DeJonghe:
A specialty of Chicago, it is a casserole of the whole, peeled shrimp blanketed in soft, garlic, sherry-laced bread crumbs. Restaurants often serve it as an appetizer or a main course. It originated in the late 19th or early 20th century at the DeJonghe’s Hotel and Restaurant.
Shrimp Scampi:
This dish has its own day on April 29,and it is cooked in butter, garlic, lemon juice, and white wine. Shrimp and other shellfish are among the most common food allergens.
HOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL SHRIMP DAY
Celebrate this fantastic food day by making your favorite shrimp dish. Need some ideas? As Bubba Blue from the movie Forest Gump would say, "Shrimp cocktail, shrimp scampi, fried shrimp, broiled shrimp, spicy shrimp..." Be sure to share your favorite shrimp dish using #NationalShrimpDay.
NATIONAL SHRIMP DAY HISTORY
National Day Calendar continues researching the origins of this seafood holiday. No matter how we celebrate, though, we won't skimp on the shrimp!
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May 10th Celebrated History
1869
In Promontory, Utah, the final spikes complete the first continental railroad. Arizona Governor Leland Stanford and Union Pacific Vice-President Thomas Durant drive the final golden and ceremonial spikes linking the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads.
1872
The Equal Rights Party nominates Victoria Woodhull as the first woman candidate for president.
1908
The United States observes Mother's Day for the first time in Grafton, West Virginia.
1975
Betamax, the first video cassette recorder, went on sale in Japan.
May 10th Celebrated Birthdays
John Wilkes Booth - 1838
On April 15, 1865, John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln while he was attending a play at Ford’s Theatre. Injured, Booth rode with co-conspirator David Herold to Dr. Samuel Mudd’s home in the early hours of the 15th before crossing into Virginia. Mudd performed surgery on Booth’s fractured leg and allowed both men to stay the night.
John Louis Clarke - 1881
Scarlet fever left John L. Clarke without hearing or vocal cords at the age of two. What the disease took away from Clarke was replaced with an artist’s touch. Clarke was 3/4 Blackfeet Indian and learned to carve and sculpt while attending schools for the deaf. His keenly detailed depictions of wildlife have been displayed in the Oval Office and exhibited around the world.
Fred Astaire - 1899
The legendary dancer, actor, and comedian Fred Astaire combined dazzling choreography with careful planning and lots of rehearsal to wow audiences. Studios often paired Astaire with Ginger Rogers, but he also performed with Rita Hayworth, Judy Garland, and Audrey Hepburn.
Thomas Lipton - 1850
In 1890, the self-made millionaire with a line of grocery stores in the United Kingdom, Sir Tomas Johnstone Lipton, developed his "Direct from tea garden to teapot" concept. By 1893, Lipton brought his product to the World's Fair in Chicago.
Kay Petre - 1903
The Canadian-born racecar driver raced at Brooklands in the 1930s and broke several records during her career.
Maybelle Addington Carter - 1909
As a member of the Original Carter Family folk music group, Maybelle became respected for her instrumental skills with several instruments, including the autoharp, banjo, and guitar. In Grand Ole Opry circles, Carter was known as Mother Maybelle, and in 1970 the Country Music Hall of Fame elected her to its membership.
Dr. Ellen Ochoa - 1958
In 1993, the American engineer became the first Hispanic woman in space. Ochoa followed her nine-day mission aboard the space shuttle Discovery with three more space missions.
Oh yeah.....so easy, Asian accent......w/ heat.
Shrimp in ice cream sundae glasses?
Yes, we have those same glasses!..............
When I asked my husband how he would like his shrimp prepared tonight, he said maybe coconut shrimp… then he said, how about those ones you make for appetizers? I agreed because I don’t think I’ve made them since Christmas time. I will make coconut jasmine rice and sautéed zucchini to go alongside these. Maybe cucumber and tomato salad, too.
Thanks for an early enough in the day posting, RB. Sometimes my menu plan needs a little assistance.
We had butter sautéed zucchini from our garden last night With Jasmine rice and blackeyed peas.
And Pressure Cooked pork ribs..............
Yummmm!!
Missed it by that much!
Walleye tonight according to the fisher cubs.
They catch and clean, I will cook.
And that “srimp” is sometimes pronounced “swuRMP.”
Used to live in Glen Burnie. Never knew that...................
The old Maryland relative I most remember using that pronunciation did have early ties to Virginia, and was born more than 100 years ago.
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