Shrimp Recipes
Seafood is a Lowcountry favorite and visitors always look forward to a meal that includes shrimp. However, shrimp did not always enjoy its current popularity. Before the 1930s, shrimp were primarily caught in bays and coastal inlets for use in home recipes. Even as late as the 1950s, they were referred to as "bugs" along the North Carolina coast and were almost impossible to find in restaurants. With the advent of modern transportation and refrigeration, shrimp began appearing in a variety of locations and they became associated with coastal dining.
There are many ways of enjoying local shrimp and a few of them are included here.
