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A food system called raw food diet – a method of eating food not subject to thermal processing. Such foods include vegetable products origin, as well as everything that is prepared, as they say, without slabs, for example, germinated cereal grains, in some cases salted fish, jerky, and so on. All this is conditional called – live food.
However, there are true gourmets in the world who prefer to eat naturally living food, that is, one that is still stirring. Only do not think that it will be about any forgotten god African natives who still eat alive caterpillars and other insects, no, all these live dishes are cooked in the best restaurants in the most advanced countries of Europe and Asia, and there is such a lively food is very expensive, so not everyone can afford it, not like to taste.
Living Octopus Sannakji
So, the octopus salad is Sannakji. In the ranking of live dishes it can rightfully be put in first place, because octopuses in in this case they are eaten in the most natural living form – they are only lightly season with sesame seeds, and the “tidbit” itself is constantly moves, even in the mouth. So you still have to get used to it, don’t to mention the rest …
Still living fish – Ikizukuri
A favorite dish in the Land of the Rising Sun is a fish dish for the name of Ikizukuri. It should be noted that this delicacy is considered traditional in Japan for many centuries. Served by Ikizukuri on that the moment the fish in this dish is still stirring, or at least showing last sighs.
Live Drunk Shrimp
But in China, the most savory living dish is Drunk. shrimp. Arthropods, of course, no one watered before serving table, but also not cooked in the traditional way. Shrimp just dipped in an alcoholic drink of a certain strength – and all. In that shrimp seems to be still alive, but already not showing signs life – “into the smoke drunk.”
Dancing Live Shrimp – Odori Ebi
Dancing Shrimp Odori Ebi – Another Favorite Live Dish the Chinese. And although in this case arthropods in a certain way prepared before serving, for example, watered with delicious sauce, tendrils and paws of small owners of the deep sea continue to move, giving the impression of a peculiar dance.
Kasu marzu cheese with live larvae
Sardinian cheese Kasu marzu is famous for the fact that in its composition – live larvae. Despite the fact that such a product looks (for normal person) simply disgusting – clearly missing, connoisseurs of exquisite taste experience say that this cheese just gorgeous, fantastic “miracle product.” By the way real gourmets are not at all embarrassed that the larvae move in cheese and can even crawl through your tongue while making this living food. The main thing in this case is the taste, refined and amazing!
Live oysters
Live oysters are probably the best known food ‘product all over the world. It is simply adored by regulars cool European and Asian restaurants. And although in this case oysters are saturated with certain liquors, they remain mobile and, as they say, some even squeal on teeth. But this, of course, is no more than an exaggeration or writer’s notions …
Live fish yin yang
This dish is very popular in China. In this case, the carcass of the fish detach and quickly fry, then connect with a live head and in this form – “dead-living fish” – served on the table. Moreover, with the expectation that the head still moves its eyes and she moved her jaws. It’s spicy, isn’t it? ..
Live Sea Urchin
This is the most expensive of all live dishes – a rare delicacy, which you will find only in the most branded restaurants, say Japan. The dish has a simply magical aroma and taste. Meat Sea urchins look loose with an orange tint that gives it even more piquancy and “mouth-watering charm” – at least true gourmets say so.
Live Frog Sashimi
For a unique lively dish, sashimi is used specifically Bullfrogs frogs grown for kitchen production. Frogs live in an aquarium, and every visitor who wants to taste Sashimi, just picks the frog he likes for himself. In a few minutes he will be served the selected “piece of meat” – and more stirring.
Noma Salad with Live Ants
Another lively, very expensive dish is Homa Salad, which too can be found only in the most expensive restaurants in Asia or Europe. This is a kind of side dish, which is traditionally served with a salad of cabbage.
Of course, in this short review we examined only the most common “live dishes”, which all over the world, for sure, much bigger. We can only say with confidence that raw foodists, with which we started this article, they don’t accept such food, although they constantly say that the foods they eat are living. But Is it so?..
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