The practice of eating live seafood, such as fish, crab, oysters, baby shrimp, or baby octopus, is widespread. Drunken shrimp is where do oysters live popular dish in parts of China.
It is based on fresh-water shrimp that are placed in a strong liquor, baijiu, 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. Yin Yang fish, or dead-and-alive fish, originated in Taiwan. 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. Ikezukuri is the preparation of sashimi made from live seafood.