The Romantic Shrimp: Part II

A few years ago a young girl and her boyfriend were having a discussion on food. The question was, "If you could be any kind of food, what would you be?" The boy said hamburger. It's versatile, delicious and it's very masculine (plus it's cheap and affordable). The girl was about to say something when her boyfriend said, "And you'd be shrimp." Curious, the girl asked her boyfriend why he chose shrimp and his response was, "because you're expensive." 


As much as the girl wanted to be angry at her boyfriend, she knew she couldn't because what he said had some truth in it. She did, after all, have an eye for elegance and beauty, of expensive, but tasteful food.... shoes, fashion and all the things delightful and magnificent. 

Truth is, any food that contains crustaceans (lobster, crabs and shrimp) are usually more expensive on any restaurant menu and deemed to be of higher quality. This is especially true as you go further inland (for obvious reasons as seafood is plentiful during prime harvest seasons along the coast). Many inland countries and states hardly serve fresh lobsters, crabs and shrimp for these main reasons.

Whenever my fiance and I had something to celebrate (i.e. Valentine's Day, anniversary, birthday, etc), our choice of restaurant would always be Red Lobster (we are limited in seafood restaurants in Minnesota, sadly), but I always saw it as a treat that my fiance would treat me to a seafood dinner, including shrimp. I took advantage of the date, ordering the most expensive and most delicious meal on the menu. Afterwards, I would flower him with love and thank yous (because a full, happy stomach always makes for a happy girl :)

Whether you are going out tonight or spending Valentine's Day inside, perhaps a light dinner will help you with shrimp (even if you have to spend a little more money) will please your partner and give you that great end to the perfect romantic dinner that only comes once a year :) In fact, although we are not going out tonight, my fiance and I and his parents are having home cooked shrimp cocktails and stuffed crabs! Hmm hmm!

Happy Valentine's Day! May your love for your loved ones extend onto your love for shrimp like ours have :)