Drunken shrimp

Drunken shrimp 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. 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.[1][2] 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. Once done, the shrimp are anesthetized and are taken from the bowl, de-shelled and eaten alive.[3][4]

For the Filipino dish which involves battered shrimp marinated in alcohol and fried, see Nilasing na hipon.
Drunken shrimp eaten alive
Half-cooked drunken shrimp

Consuming uncooked freshwater shrimps may be a serious health hazard due to the risk of paragonimiasis.[5][6][7]

See also

Notes
  1. "Off the Beaten Palate: Live drunken shrimp". Shanghaiist. 2013-03-23. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  2. 醉蝦 Archived August 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "We Tried Live 'Drunken Shrimp' In China For The Very First Time". www.foodbeast.com. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  4. "@foodbeast on Instagram: "DRUNKEN SHRIMP: Watching our Managing Editor @reach_hard nervous for once was a great experience. This gorgeous dinner in #Suzhou at…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  5. 北京食品安全办发预警：醉虾生鱼片下餐桌
  6. 夏季禁醉虾醉蟹
  7. 肝病患者热天饮食原则 切勿贪嘴不食生贝

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