He then recounted Reichl's adventure on a trip to China. He has sent a message through Reichl suggesting that his old friend come to America. I'm not sure we would understand that shrimp peeled in ice water taste better. All because his friend entrusted the crucial message to someone who apparently thinks the important question is whether Americans are ready for his crustaceans. What a story.
Somebody option it quick.
Glenn Close, of course, as the demented American foodie. We call it Imaginary Friends . But that's not how our reviewer sees it. It's Julie Andrews leading a swarm of adorable Chinese children in The Icy Shrimp Song . Actually, it's hard to imagine a more spectacular example of no sensitivity at all to food's social context than the notion that someone should prefer life in China over America on the basis of how we peel shrimp.