Louisiana Seafood Bible, The: Shrimp - Hardcover

"Everything you ever wanted to know about shrimp is here, from the history to the life cycle. But the best part is the cooking, and Jerald Horst knows everything about that. Many recall the wonderful recipes he ran in the fisheries newsletter Lagniappe. And it gets even better with his latest--a bible on shrimp!"
--Dale Curry, food columnist, New Orleans Magazine

"It's a cookbook that's so much more than a cookbook. I'll keep it forever in an easy-to-reach cabinet in my kitchen and will refer to its pages often, whenever the riches of Louisiana's marshes spill over into my pan."
--Todd Masson, editor, Louisiana Sportsman Magazine

"I only wish I had time to taste each wonderful creation."
--Miriam Juban, owner, Juban's Restaurant, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

A complete guide to selecting and preparing shrimp is combined with a wealth of knowledge about the science and industry of shrimping. Author Jerald Horst, a fisheries expert with more than thirty years of experience, provides a short history of the commercial shrimping industry, the life cycle and a biological breakdown of the crustacean, and everything else there is to know about America's favorite seafood. Partnered with his wife, Glenda, a Louisiana native who possesses the secrets of cooking shrimp, Horst presents seventy-seven of the region's best recipes. These home-style dishes have been developed by coastal residents whose dinner tables revolve around seafood, and all have been personally tested by the authors in their own kitchen.