Another night they were laden with bright red chopped tomatoes wildly sprinkled with basil and whole shrimp wrapped in warm slices of sauteed eggplant.

Four shrimp, wrapped in zucchini, were mated with bay scallops and presented in a pallid curry sauce.

That means forgetting delicate stuffed mushrooms or shrimp wrapped in prosciutto in favor of simple pates and vegetable dips.

Over a plate of barbecued shrimp wrapped in bacon and called Cowboy Kisses, the conversation turned back to swing dancing.

Goong-tad, a third appetizer, consisted of five whole shrimp, wrapped in a thick batter, deep-fried golden and served with a delicate sweet sauce.

Winter shrimp consisted of four shrimp, wrapped in egg-roll skins and deep fried greaselessly.

So too did gang sarong - four, large, plump, deep-fried shrimp wrapped in crunchy chow mein noodles.

We washed that down with a white Burgundy and moved on to red snapper and stuffed shrimp wrapped in bacon.

Appetizers begin at $3.50 for soup and can range to $7.95 for shrimp wrapped in prosciutto with orange sauce.

"Ram" is always made from whole shell-on shrimp or chopped deshelved shrimps and some green onion, wrapped in rice paper and deep fried.