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{{#seo:
|title=Drunk Shrimp (醉虾) - Chinese Food Wiki
|keywords=Drunk Shrimp,醉虾,Drunken Shrimp,Drunk Crab,Shanghai Food,rice wine
|description=Drunk Shrimp (醉虾), also Drunken Shrimp, are Chinese shrimp marinated in rice wine, related to Drunk Crab as a Jiangnan-style wine seafood.
}}

{{Infobox chinese food
| image = Drunk Shrimp.jpg
| caption = Drunk Shrimp
| alternate_name = Drunken Shrimp; wine-marinated shrimp; Chinese drunken prawns
| pinyin = Zuì xiā
| type = Wine-marinated shrimp (raw or briefly cooked styles)
| course = Cold appetizer / banquet seafood
| country = China
| region = Jiangnan and eastern China (classic wine-drunk seafood); banquet menus elsewhere
| other = Shrimp "drunk" in rice wine — related to Drunk Crab; food-safety practices vary
}}

'''Drunk Shrimp''' (Simplified Chinese: 醉虾; Traditional Chinese: 醉蝦; Pinyin: ''Zuì xiā''; also '''Drunken Shrimp''') are shrimp prepared in the Chinese "drunk" (醉) style: live or very fresh shrimp are steeped in seasoned Chinese rice wine (often with ginger, scallion, and spices) so the flesh takes on alcoholic aroma and a firm, chilled texture. Some restaurants serve briefly blanched or partially cooked variants. The dish is related to [[Drunk Crab]] (醉蟹) as Jiangnan wine-seafood cuisine. It is '''not''' ordinary stir-fried shrimp in wine sauce. Food-safety and parasite-risk discussions around raw-style drunk seafood are ongoing; this page describes culinary culture, not a safety endorsement.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drunken_shrimp English Wikipedia]</ref>

== Characteristics ==

Shrimp are pink-translucent to opaque depending on cook level; served cold in wine marinade. Flavor is wine-forward, lightly sweet-savory, and aromatic with ginger.

== Ingredients (overview) ==

Fresh shrimp, Shaoxing or other rice wine, salt, sugar, ginger, scallion; optional chili. Related family to [[Drunk Crab]].

== History and culture ==

Eastern Chinese banquet and tavern tradition of "drunk" seafood; Shanghai and Jiangnan menus feature drunk shrimp and crab seasonally. English menus say "drunken shrimp" or "drunk shrimp." Soft claims of a single city inventorship are folk. See [[Shanghai Food]] and [[Drunk Crab]].

== Serving and variations ==

Cold appetizer with wine marinade; seasonal specialty. See [[Drunk Crab]], [[Shanghai Food]], and [[Zhejiang Food]].

== See also ==

* [[Drunk Crab]]
* [[Shanghai Food]]
* [[Zhejiang Food]]
* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

== References ==
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