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typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jan_Steen_008.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Jan_Steen_008.jpg/220px-Jan_Steen_008.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="305" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Jan_Steen_008.jpg/330px-Jan_Steen_008.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Jan_Steen_008.jpg/440px-Jan_Steen_008.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2126" data-file-height="2943" /></a><figcaption><i>Girl eating oysters</i>, circa 1658 by <a href="/wiki/Jan_Steen" title="Jan Steen">Jan Steen</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The practice of <b>eating live seafood</b>, such as fish, crab, oysters, baby shrimp, or baby octopus, is widespread. Oysters are typically eaten live.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The view that oysters are acceptable to eat, even by strict ethical criteria, has notably been propounded in the seminal 1975 text <i><a href="/wiki/Animal_Liberation_(book)" title="Animal Liberation (book)">Animal Liberation</a>,</i> by philosopher <a href="/wiki/Peter_Singer" title="Peter Singer">Peter Singer</a>. However, subsequent editions have reversed this position (advocating <i>against</i> eating oysters). Singer has stated that he has "gone back and forth on this over the years", and as of 2010 states that "while you could give them the benefit of the doubt, you could also say that unless some new evidence of a capacity for pain emerges, the doubt is so slight that there is no good reason for avoiding eating sustainably produced oysters".<sup id="cite_ref-cox_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cox-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Live_seafood_dishes">Live seafood dishes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eating_live_seafood&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Live seafood dishes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:10%;">Location </th> <th style="width:10%;">Name </th> <th style="width:10%;">Image </th> <th style="width:60%;">Description </th> <th style="width:10%;">Video </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="1" align="center">China </th> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Drunken_shrimp" title="Drunken shrimp">Drunken shrimp</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Drunken_shrimp_alive.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Drunken_shrimp_alive.jpg/120px-Drunken_shrimp_alive.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Drunken_shrimp_alive.jpg/180px-Drunken_shrimp_alive.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Drunken_shrimp_alive.jpg/240px-Drunken_shrimp_alive.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Drunken_shrimp" title="Drunken shrimp">Drunken shrimp</a> is a popular dish in parts of China. It is based on fresh-water <a href="/wiki/Shrimp" title="Shrimp">shrimp</a> that are placed in a strong liquor, <a href="/wiki/Baijiu" title="Baijiu">baijiu</a>, and then eaten, often while they are alive. Modified recipes are used in different parts of China. For example, the drunken shrimp can be cooked in boiling water instead of serving them while they are still live. In other recipes, the shrimp are boiled first and then marinated in alcohol.<sup id="cite_ref-Hong_Kong_Style_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hong_Kong_Style-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHTJ4xdljlc"><span class="plainlinks">Drunken Shrimp</span></a> on <a href="/wiki/YouTube_video_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="YouTube video (identifier)">YouTube</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" align="center">Japan </th> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Ikizukuri" title="Ikizukuri">Ikizukuri</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ikizukuri.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Ikizukuri.jpg/120px-Ikizukuri.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Ikizukuri.jpg/180px-Ikizukuri.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Ikizukuri.jpg/240px-Ikizukuri.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1368" data-file-height="928" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ikizukuri" title="Ikizukuri">Ikizukuri</a>, lit. "prepared alive", also called Ikezukuri is the preparation of <a href="/wiki/Sashimi" title="Sashimi">sashimi</a> made from live seafood. Fish such as tuna, mackerel, bream and salmon is usually used, but sometimes inkfish like octopus or shellfish like shrimp and lobster are used instead.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Times_&_The_Sunday_Times_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Times_&_The_Sunday_Times-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The practice is controversial, and ikizukuri is outlawed in Australia and Germany.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Times_&_The_Sunday_Times_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Times_&_The_Sunday_Times-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Odori_ebi" title="Odori ebi">Odori ebi</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pandborealisind.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Pandborealisind.jpg/120px-Pandborealisind.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Pandborealisind.jpg/180px-Pandborealisind.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Pandborealisind.jpg/240px-Pandborealisind.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Odori_ebi" title="Odori ebi">Odori ebi</a>, lit. "dancing shrimp", is a <a href="/wiki/Sashimi" title="Sashimi">sashimi</a> delicacy in Japan. It includes live baby <a href="/wiki/Pandalus_borealis" title="Pandalus borealis">pink shrimp</a>, usually dunked in <a href="/wiki/Sake" title="Sake">Japanese rice wine</a>, wriggling their legs and waving their antenna as they are eaten. The meal is prepared rapidly and quickly served to ensure the shrimp are still alive. Dancing shrimp are also eaten in Thailand, where they are known as <i>Goong Ten</i>, กุ้งเต้น. </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PX3NNmtRyI"><span class="plainlinks">Eating live "dancing shrimp" in Thailand</span></a> on <a href="/wiki/YouTube_video_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="YouTube video (identifier)">YouTube</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="1" align="center">Korea </th> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/San-nakji" title="San-nakji">San-nakji</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Korean.cuisine-Sannakji.hoe-01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Korean.cuisine-Sannakji.hoe-01.jpg/120px-Korean.cuisine-Sannakji.hoe-01.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Korean.cuisine-Sannakji.hoe-01.jpg/180px-Korean.cuisine-Sannakji.hoe-01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Korean.cuisine-Sannakji.hoe-01.jpg/240px-Korean.cuisine-Sannakji.hoe-01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a></span> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sannakji" class="mw-redirect" title="Sannakji">Sannakji</a></i> is a type of <i><a href="/wiki/Hoe_(dish)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hoe (dish)">hoe</a></i>, or raw dish, in Korea. It consists of usually dead but seemingly alive <i><a href="/wiki/Octopus_minor" title="Octopus minor">Octopus minor</a></i> (<i>nakji</i>, sometimes translated as "baby octopus" due to the species' small size), cut into small pieces and immediately served, with a light <a href="/wiki/Sesame_oil" title="Sesame oil">sesame oil</a> seasoning. The dish is eaten while the pieces are still squirming on the plate.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72oU9XYxcbY"><span class="plainlinks">Eating Live Octopus in Korea – Sannakji</span></a> on <a href="/wiki/YouTube_video_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="YouTube video (identifier)">YouTube</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="1" align="center">Taiwan </th> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Yin_Yang_fish" title="Yin Yang fish">Yin Yang fish</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yin_Yang_fish" title="Yin Yang fish">Yin Yang fish</a>, or <i>dead-and-alive fish</i>, originated in Taiwan. It is a dish which consists of a deep-fried whole fish (usually carp) that remains alive after cooking. The fish's body is cooked while its head is wrapped in a wet cloth to keep it breathing. The fish is then covered in sauce and served live on a plate.<sup id="cite_ref-telegraph_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-telegraph-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some chefs say they prepare the fish this way to demonstrate its freshness to the customer.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Preparation of this dish is now banned in Taiwan, Australia and Germany. </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/17/eating-a-deep-fried-fish_n_360576.html">Eating A Deep Fried Fish That's Still Alive</a> – <i>Huffington Post</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" align="center">Widespread </th> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Oyster" title="Oyster">Live oyster</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Eating_an_oyster.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Eating_an_oyster.jpg/120px-Eating_an_oyster.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Eating_an_oyster.jpg/180px-Eating_an_oyster.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Eating_an_oyster.jpg/240px-Eating_an_oyster.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1760" data-file-height="1168" /></a></span> </td> <td>Oysters are often eaten live.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Live <a href="/wiki/Lobster" title="Lobster">lobster</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lobster_05.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Lobster_05.jpg/120px-Lobster_05.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Lobster_05.jpg/180px-Lobster_05.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Lobster_05.jpg/240px-Lobster_05.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span> </td> <td>Restaurants in New York City serve live lobster, advertising that they allow customers the opportunity to "pick belly sashimi out of its still moving body".<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4aqRRUDg5s"><span class="plainlinks">I eat a live 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href="#cite_note-Schedule_1-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>London resident <a href="/wiki/Louis_Cole_(YouTuber)" title="Louis Cole (YouTuber)">Louis Cole</a> ran a <a href="/wiki/YouTube_channel" class="mw-redirect" title="YouTube channel">YouTube channel</a> in which he ate live <a href="/wiki/Seafood" title="Seafood">seafood</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-guardian2_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian2-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i> commented on the ethical issues raised by the behaviour of Coles that: "It seems objectively less cruel to kill a scorpion instantly than to rear chickens in battery cages or pigs in the most miserable pork farms".<sup id="cite_ref-guardian2_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian2-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Health_issues">Health issues</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eating_live_seafood&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Health issues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In India, the government provides support for an annual fish medicine festival in <a href="/wiki/Hyderabad,_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Hyderabad, India">Hyderabad</a>, where asthma patients are given a live sardine to eat which is supposed to cure their asthma.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Improperly handled food, uncooked food, raw fish consumption and water contamination can transmit parasitic infections. Parasitic infections are common worldwide, although they are major health concerns in tropical countries.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Infection by the fish tapeworm <i><a href="/wiki/Diphyllobothrium_latum" class="mw-redirect" title="Diphyllobothrium latum">Diphyllobothrium latum</a></i> is seen in countries where people eat raw or undercooked fish.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eating_live_seafood&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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