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Street vendors sometimes take the uncooked element one step further, selling a dish known as “dancing shrimp” (goong ten) from double-basket carts.
On the other, a heap of small, translucent shrimp try in vain to escape from beneath a cloth.
These shrimp “dance” in the same way Japanese dancing ice fish do, in that they’re eaten alive.
To prepare this salad, vendors cover the wriggling shrimp in a marinade of lime juice, fish sauce, and ground chili mixed with fresh mint leaves, lemongrass, and sliced shallots.
Customers often enjoy the seasoned shrimp with a side of sticky rice, a staple of Northeastern Thai cuisine.