Drunken shrimp
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Drunken shrimp is a popular dish in portions of China based on fresh-water shrimp
that are often eaten alive, but stunned in a strong liquor—baijiu
(白酒)—to make consumption easier. Different parts of China have different recipes for it. For example, the shrimp are sometimes made drunk and then cooked in boiling water rather than served live, and in other recipes cooked shrimp are marinated in alcohol after they are boiled.
Consuming such uncooked shellfish may be a serious health hazard due to the risk of paragonimiasis
.
In the West, the term drunken shrimp may apply to shrimp that have been marinated in alcohol before cooking.
Shrimp
Shrimp are swimming, decapod crustaceans classified in the infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh and salt water. Adult shrimp are filter feeding benthic animals living close to the bottom. They can live in schools and can swim rapidly backwards. Shrimp are an important...
that are often eaten alive, but stunned in a strong liquor—baijiu
Baijiu
Baijiu , or shaojiu is a Chinese distilled alcoholic beverage. The name baijiu literally means "white liquor," "white alcohol" or "white spirits". Baijiu is often translated as "wine" or "white wine"...
(白酒)—to make consumption easier. Different parts of China have different recipes for it. For example, the shrimp are sometimes made drunk and then cooked in boiling water rather than served live, and in other recipes cooked shrimp are marinated in alcohol after they are boiled.
Consuming such uncooked shellfish may be a serious health hazard due to the risk of paragonimiasis
Paragonimiasis
Paragonimiasis is a food-borne parasitic infection caused by the lung fluke, most commonly Paragonimus westermani. It infects an estimated 22 million people worldwide. It is particularly common in East Asia. More than 30 species of trematodes of the genus Paragonimus have been reported which...
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In the West, the term drunken shrimp may apply to shrimp that have been marinated in alcohol before cooking.