Chinese food is a lot different in China than it is here.

If your a real fan of American Chinese food then you might think you would have no problem eating in China, but you would be in for a shock when you sat down to eat your first real meal in China.

My first time eating in China, I was taken aback by one specific meal that was served.

It was a bowl of shrimp swimming and jumping around inside a bowl of red wine. My friends and family all would reach into the bowl and pulling out a live, wine filled, shrimp and pop it into their mouths.

Another interesting type of shrimp from China has been gaining some popularity as of late.

Blueberry Shrimp are regular shrimp but have a blue color to them. Sometimes dark blue to black in color and sometimes carrying only a light blue shade, it is in questions as to whether these blue shrimps are the result of genetic mutation or being dyed in some way.

“Some blueberry shrimp are indeed Red Cherry Shrimp which have been altered to show blue colors, but the young are born as Red Cherry. True Blueberry shrimp are born clear and take on the blue colors as they grow.”

Either way they should make one hell of an exotic pet, or an afternoon snack. Although at about $6 per shrimp and never really knowing whether it used dyes to make them blue, your probably snacking on one of the most expensive and risky seafood bites around.

By Sun Tzu on 23-06-2008