What happens if you cook shrimps that have not been deveined?

You probably won't get sick from eating shrimp with veins, but the taste of veined shrimp may be slightly grittier in texture compared with shrimp that's been deveined. You likely won't fall ill from eating fully cooked shrimp sand veins, as any bacteria in them should be destroyed during the cooking process. read more

I am NOT allergic to the shrimp itself, and eat it happily with no ill effects. However, if I have even a minute amount of that sand vein, the next thing I know my ears are getting red, my throat is closing up, and I’m on the way to the hospital. So, please, if you are going to cook shrimp, please consider people like me and devein it first. read more

More about Shrimp and Shrimp Recipes. Now that you know what that little black thread is, you can move past it and dig deeper into learning about shrimp as well as cook up some delicious shrimp recipes. Whether you devein or not, you should know how to select and store shrimp. read more

If you've peeled your own shrimp (and saved the shells for stock) at home recently, you may have encountered the quandary of whether or not to devein the shrimp. While most recipes call for shrimp to be peeled and deveined (removed of its intestinal tract), there are dissenters, like our very own PartySugar, who has learned from the Spanish that it's completely unnecessary to devein shrimp. read more