Peeling shrimp and oral history; young and old together, 14 and 19 November 2013, Belgium

Peeling shrimp and oral history; young and old together

Some hundred children (9-10 year old) and elderly people (living in four senior care centers at the Belgian coast) will meet with each other on 14 and 19 November 2013 within the framework of the Week of the Taste. The seniors will learn the children the tricks of peeling shrimp. Next to learning to know the skill, the youngsters will (re)discover the taste of fresh brown shrimp, a local seafood product where Belgian are traditionally very keen on. Meanwhile the seniors will tell about the old days: oral history stories of how fishing and processing of, and cooking with brown shrimp evolved over the periode of some generations. 

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