This was this party I attended some days back and among the really yummy food served was steamed shrimps – shells, heads, big eyes and all.  
“It’s vannamei,” a tablemate nonchalantly commented. I looked around for reactions.  None.  I continued eating, recalling a time — I think last October – when I brought some shrimps to a lunch meeting in Baguio City. A colleague in the writing profession thanked me for bringing several kilos of shrimps for the lunch. “Delicious,” she said across the table. “It’s vannamei,” I shot back. 
The colleague almost choked on the shrimp! And she almost choked me across the table!  “What?!!Why?!! When?!! Who?!! Where?!! This is illegal!”

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