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Younwant to catch some shrimp? You’re going to need a boat!
Younwant to catch some shrimp? You’re going to need a boat!n
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nUnless,nthat is, you live in Flanders.
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nApparentlynFlanders (the northern part of Belgium) is pretty much the only placenin the world in which people still catch shrimp on horseback.
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Thisntraditional “fishing” style involves riding into the ocean onnhorseback—nice and slowly—and when the horses are chest-deep innwater, using nets to scoop up tiny gray shrimp. This traditionalnpractice is celebrated this weekend in the town of Oostduinkerke, innthe Shrimp Festival. Tourists come from all over to watch thenhorseback fishing—and of course to eat the shrimp!
Thisntraditional “fishing” style involves riding into the ocean onnhorseback—nice and slowly—and when the horses are chest-deep innwater, using nets to scoop up tiny gray shrimp. This traditionalnpractice is celebrated this weekend in the town of Oostduinkerke, innthe Shrimp Festival. Tourists come from all over to watch thenhorseback fishing—and of course to eat the shrimp!n
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nHowndo the Belgians eat the gray shrimp? Two typical dishes are tomatoesnstiffed with shrimp and mayonnaise and fried shrimp. n
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nHavena shrimp festival of your own!
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Learnn about the giant shrimp-like animalsn that scientists discovered in some of the ocean’s deepest trenches.n
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nTaken a peek at Shrimpn on a Treadmill.n (I think it’s possible that some people have too much time on theirn hands!)
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nAndn of course, Kid-Friendly Shrimp Recipes!
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nAlsonon this date:
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nAnniversary of Mikhail Baryshnikov’s defection
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DoctornWilliam Mayo’s birthday
DoctornWilliam Mayo’s birthdayn
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Anniversarynof the discovery of an oxymoron
Anniversarynof the discovery of an oxymoronn
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nLe Tour de France Day
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nPlannahead:
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nChecknout my Pinterest pages on Junenholidays, historicalnanniversaries in June,nand Junenbirthdays.
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest pages on Julynholidays, historicalnanniversaries in July,nand Julynbirthdays.
