noun
- the process of removing the dark vein from shrimp or prawns
Usage: culinary
verb
- present participle of devein: removing the dark vein from shrimp or prawns
Usage: culinary
Examples
- Deveining shrimp takes patience but improves the dish’s appearance.
- The recipe calls for deveining the prawns before cooking.
- She spent twenty minutes deveining two pounds of shrimp.
- Proper deveining requires a sharp paring knife.
- The chef demonstrated the correct technique for deveining.
- Deveining is optional for small shrimp but recommended for larger ones.