Practice JLPT踊り食い (Odorigui)
Odorigui
- おどりぐい
- Odorigui
- Pitch 0
- special foods
- ways of food preparation
Meaning
踊り食い (おどりぐい, Odorigui) is Odorigui — a Japanese food (special foods, ways of food preparation).
What is Odorigui?
Odorigui (literally "dancing eating") refers to the consumption of live seafood while it is still moving, or the consumption of moving animal parts. Animals usually consumed in odorigui style include octopus, squids, ice gobies, and other similar animals. Consumption of live seafood without remarkable movements, such as sea urchins, is usually not included in odorigui . When it comes to shirouo no odorigui , the creatures dancing to their death are minnow-sized, transparent fish. As they’re served with nothing but a dash of soy sauce, there’s no hiding from the tiny faces of these slippery, still-moving snacks. The practical angle argues that because ice gobies decay rapidly once killed, eating them alive is as safe as it gets. Today, as with most hyper-fresh seafood, living ice gobies are considered a delicacy. Depending upon the prefecture, Japanese diners practice odorigui using different species of fish. In Yamaguchi Prefecture, expect to find whitebait in place of ice gobies. Restaurants often serve cooked ice goby; it's less expensive, but considered less exciting.