[quote author=jexykrodic link=topic=13113.msg349335#msg349335 date=1188198237]
I ate some "dancing prawns" for the first time last night and have survived.
Dancing prawns are live baby prawns served in a bowl of spices (the bowl has a lid presumably to stop them escaping), we ate them with sticky rice and a special dipping sauce.
Unusual experience, can't say I tasted much beyond the blindingly hot spices and sauce.
A bit off topic as it's not my favourite meal but thought I'd add it to find out if anyone has eaten same?
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Yeah, that or something very similar.
They brought ours out in a dish with a glass lid and then poured rice wine over them, at which point all of the prawns went absolutely batshit crazy and started flipping around and shit. As time went on you could see them getting progressively more and more drunk, until finally you could see they were trying to flip but just couldn't quite manage it.
It was interesting, and they were very tasty, but I did feel a slight pang of guilt. I consoled myself with the fact that at least they went out (if not quite having a good time) - totally wasted.
Going back a few pages (my how this grew since I've been away) I only ever really use soy sauce on some dim sum - har gau (steamed minced prawn dumpling), siu mai (minced prawn and minced pork), maybe some fun gor (more dumplings). That's about it really.
Obviously use it a lot in cooking, but then you're getting into dark soy and light soy territory