“Eating the shrimp’s digestive tract doesn’t make you sick—as long as you cook it thoroughly,” says Dr. Love. That means ...

Food safety experts explain what the black line in shrimp really is and if it’s safe to eat—or if you should devein them first.

Save some of your seafood dollars by learning how to devein shrimp yourself. The process is simpler, faster, and less icky than you probably think, we promise. To prove it, we spoke with chef Yara ...

Even though shrimp waste is one of the less offensive forms of animal waste, it’s still poop, and I will never encourage anyone to eat poop. (It’s just not in my nature!) ...

The dark line that runs down the back of the shrimp isn’t really a vein. It’s an intestinal track, brown or blackish in color, and is the body waste, aka poop.

One woman considered that it probably isn't cost effective for the food manufacturer to peel and de-vein the shrimp. But many could not see past their aversion.