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{{short description|Japanese sushi dish with live shrimp}}
{{redirect|Dancing shrimp|the shrimp species|Rhynchocinetes uritai}}
{{see also|Eating live seafood}}
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{{Nihongo3|"dancing shrimp"|踊り海老{{lang|en|/}}躍り海老|'''Odori ebi'''}} is a [[sushi]] [[Delicacy#Japan|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 frying|deep fried]] and served on the side.<ref>{{cite web
| title=Odori Ebi
| url=http://www.cooksinfo.com/odori-ebi
| website=Cook's Info
| access-date=29 June 2015 }}</ref>

Consuming uncooked shellfish may be a serious health hazard due to the risk of [[paragonimiasis]].<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Frames/M-R/Paragonimiasis/body_Paragonimiasis_page1.htm
| title = Paragonimiasis
| date = 13 October 2010
| publisher = Center for Global Health, U.S. [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC)
| access-date = 6 September 2012
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131216074345/http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Frames/M-R/Paragonimiasis/body_Paragonimiasis_page1.htm
| archive-date = 16 December 2013
| url-status = dead
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== See also ==
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* [[Ikizukuri]], the preparation of sashimi from living animals
* [[Sannakji]], raw octopus eaten in [[Korean cuisine]]
* [[Drunken shrimp]], shrimp sometimes eaten alive in [[Chinese cuisine]]

== References ==
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{{shrimps and prawns as food}}

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