Founders and the flag
This place was another stop on the Nostalgia Tour 2019, and was in fact the reason we were even in this part of South Texas. This restaurant has been around since the 1940s, selling local seafood and other specialties. My first visit here was in the late 1970s (it’s where my mother-in-law told me I was eating shrimp the “wrong way”*). Anyway, everything was pretty much how I remembered it. I don’t specifically remember the flag in the restroom hallway, but it seemed like it’s probably been there all along.
I ate some shrimp, and no one even cared if I did it the right way or not.
King’s Inn Restaurant
Loyola Beach, Texas
photographed 11.23.2019
*Full disclosure: eating shrimp incorrectly was not the only thing she pointed out to me. It was, eventually, quite a lengthy list that included – but was certainly not limited to – laundry detergent, family planning, child rearing, and making coffee.
Posted on December 7, 2019, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, black and white photography, King's Inn, learning to see, Leica, melinda green harvey, monochrome, one day one image, photo a day, photography, postaday, Riviera, road trip, seafood, take time to look, texas, thoughtful seeing, travel photography. Bookmark the permalink. 19 Comments.
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What exactly is the right (or wrong) way to eat shrimp?
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You are, according to my MIL, supposed to squeeze the tail as you pull the shrimp with your teeth. That way you get every molecule of shrimp-y deliciousness. (Also: she actually INSPECTED THE TAILS to determine my success rate. She was very special like that.)
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Well, that’s a relief. I’ve accidentally been doing it right.
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Yay! Treat yourself to a shrimp dinner!!
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I second that question. I assume it does not involve the use of a fork. Similar to pizza:
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OMG! I have something in common with him. Hanging my head hoping to recover from this humiliation. Mary Beth and I both start the floppy end with a fork and knife but then recover our senses once we near the crust.
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There’s still hope. The trick is to fold it. That keeps it from flopping.
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Oh, I’ve done that and have to admit that thicker is better. But there are calzones for that. At least I eat candy bars the right way.
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I’d completely forgotten that Seinfeld bit – thanks for posting it, as I needed a laugh this morning!
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Glad it made you chuckle.
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Also, Pizza Origami ought to be a thing.
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This is very embarrassing for you, isn’t it?!
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Either way, yes.
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Thanks for sharing this. I think….
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I confess to now wondering what way is the right way to eat shrimp??
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Experts* agree that the correct way is to pinch the tail as you pull the shrimp out with your teeth. That way you get about 26 more molecules of shrimp.
*Experts = my MIL
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😳😳
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I don’t know the proper way to eat a shrimp, but I hold it between my thumb and first finger and squeeze as I pull with my teeth to get the entire critter to pop out of it’s tail.
I am sure all those “suggestions” were made out of love and caring. Mothers-in-law are great that way. (Full disclosure…my mother-in-law was a delightful loving woman and I never heard a critical word from her lips…my father-in-law, well that’s another story).
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Well, I guess this redeems your pizza-related embarrassment, because this is exactly the method that my MIL recommends. (By “recommends” I actually mean “demands.”)
I will say that I learned a lot about how to NOT be a good MIL from mine, and my daughter-in-law is the happy recipient of my knowledge. At least, I am assuming that’s what she thinks…
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