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Drunken shrimp

Drunken shrimp eaten alive
Place of origin	China
Associated cuisine	Chinese
Main ingredients	Prawns, alcohol
Similar dishes	Odori ebi
Media: Drunken shrimp

Drunken shrimp (simplified Chinese: 醉虾; traditional Chinese: 醉蝦; pinyin: zuìxiā), also known as drunken prawns, is a popular dish in parts of China based on freshwater shrimp that are sometimes eaten cooked or raw. The shrimp are immersed in liquor to make consumption easier, thus the name "drunken". Different parts of China have different recipes for the dish. For example, the shrimp are sometimes soaked in alcohol and then cooked in boiling water rather than served live, and in other recipes cooked shrimp are marinated in alcohol after they are boiled. Another version is based on shrimp that are submerged in a bowl of rice wine. The rice wine forces the shrimp to expel their wastes; the shrimp are then eaten, generally after their movement has ceased.

Consuming uncooked freshwater shrimps may be a serious health hazard due to the risk of paragonimiasis.

See also

• Odori ebi, the Japanese equivalent

Notes

1. Leffman, D.; Lewis, S.; Atiyah, J. (2003). China. H guides. Rough Guides. p. 1270. ISBN 978-1-84353-019-0.
2. "Off the Beaten Palate: Live drunken shrimp". Shanghaiist. 2013-03-23. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
3. "Drunken shrimp". Lady.nextmedia.com. 2011-08-17. Archived from the original on 2011-08-17.
4. "We Tried Live 'Drunken Shrimp' In China For The Very First Time". www.foodbeast.com. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
5. 北京食品安全办发预警：醉虾生鱼片下餐桌. China.com.cn (in Chinese). 2006-08-21. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28.
6. 夏季禁醉虾醉蟹 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on October 24, 2012.
7. 肝病患者热天饮食原则 切勿贪嘴不食生贝 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-06-21.

Sources

• Chinese Home-Style Cooking, Foreign Languages Press, Beijing, 7th Printing, 2005, pp. 127. (ISBN 7-119-00407-7)

External links

• Video of live Chinese drunken shrimp
• Deep End Dining's Live Shrimp Dinner

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