Odori ebi
Japanese sushi dish with live shrimp
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Odori ebi (踊り海老/躍り海老, "dancing shrimp") is a sushi delicacy of Japan, and a form of sashimi. The sushi contains baby shrimp that are still alive and able to move their legs and antennae while being eaten. The meal is prepared quickly to keep the shrimp alive, and when it is eaten the shrimp are usually dunked into sake so as to intoxicate the shrimp, then into a special dipping sauce, and finally quickly chewed to kill it.
The shrimp can be served either whole or shelled with the head removed; the head and shell are sometimes quickly deep fried and served on the side.[1]
Consuming uncooked shellfish may be a serious health hazard due to the risk of paragonimiasis.[2]
See also
- Drunken shrimp, Chinese equivalent dish
- Odorigui, general term for dishes of moving, live seafood
- Ikizukuri, the preparation of sashimi from living animals
- Dojō nabe, live preparation of pond loaches in a hot pot
- Yin Yang fish, partially deep-fried fish eaten alive in Taiwanese cuisine
- Chueo-tang, Korean pond loach soup
- Sannakji, Korean live octopus dish
