V-Cut - A method of removing pinbones by making a V-shaped cut along
both sides of the pinbone strip, leaving most of the nape.
Vein - Also called the sand vein.
The intestinal tract that carries waste from a shrimp's stomach along
the dorsal side of the tail for excretion. Deveining is done primarily
for the sake of appearance and texture. Lobster tails also have veins
that should be removed.
Vertebrate - any animal
having a backbone or spinal column. All vertebrates belong to the
subphylum Vertebrata of the phylum CHORDATA. The five classes of
vertebrates are FISH, AMPHIBIANS, REPTILES, BIRDS, and MAMMALS.
Vertebrates are comparatively large, have a high degree of
specialisation of their parts, and are bilaterally symmetrical. All
have an interior skeleton, a brain enclosed in a cranium, a closed
circulatory system, and a heart divided into two, three, or four
chambers; most have two pairs of appendages modified as fins, limbs,
or wings in the different classes. Animals without backbones are
called INVERTEBRATES
Viscera: Intestines of a fish or shellfish.
