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Is the dark line on the back of shrimp a nerve, a vein, or poop? is it safe to eat?
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Shrimp "vein": Is actually its digestive tract; that's why it is usually removed.
Answered 7/5/2012
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Shrimp: The "sand vein" is actually the shrimp's digestive tract. You can eat the shrimp with the sand vein intact, but most people perfer to remove it after cooking the shrimp
Answered 10/31/2018
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