🔥 Must-Eat in Oʻahu: Coral Shrimp You’ll Regret Missing for Life! 🦐

“It’s so fresh, it’s like it just jumped from the ocean into your mouth — who understands this feeling?!” 🌊 Back in New York, and I’m still dreaming about this flavor… The coral shrimp, eaten raw, has a texture like smooth, bouncy jelly — even more addictive than sashimi! These are sourced fresh from a local Chinese captain on Oʻahu — straight from his boat to your hands. 💰 Price: $6–18/lb, depending on size (small, medium, large 😄) Compare that to New York, where it’s $30–40/lb… 😭 We scored the last pack of medium shrimp right after landing — 3 lbs for just $36… and it wasn’t even enough! (Note: The captain’s schedule is weather-dependent — sometimes you gotta be lucky!) 🚨 Foodie Strategy Guide 1️⃣ Reserve in Advance! Coral shrimp sells out fast — call the captain as soon as you land! He’s super kind — he saved the last pack for us even though we’d never met. Another customer tried to buy it later, but he honored our reservation! 💵 Cash only, pickup at the dock — handed right off the boat ❄️ packed with ice. 2️⃣ Not into Raw Shrimp? Take it to a local Cantonese café for cooking — a lifesaver for sensitive stomachs! 📍 Yi Xin Cafe (we picked it randomly, but it worked out perfectly!) 👨‍🍳 They prepared it 3 ways: Raw: Peeled and plated — sweet, creamy, like shrimp ice cream 🍤 Poached + secret sauce (so good — I wish I had the recipe 😭) Salt & pepper fried shrimp heads — crispy and fragrant! (But raw was still my No. 1 💖) 💰 Processing fee: ~$40 — the owners were so warm, treated us like friends, and even gave us drinks on the house! #NYCFoodie #SeafoodFreedom #SashimiLover #ShrimpSeason #Hawaii #OahuEats