Dried Baby Shrimp (Xia Pi)
殻ごと食べるカルシウム！中華スープに浮かぶ「薄い桜エビ」
Description
As the name 'Skin' suggests, dried tiny krill (baby shrimp) with shells so thin they are translucent. Unlike Xia Mi (peeled), it requires no soaking; sprinkled directly onto soups or cold salads to be eaten 'shell-on'. Rich in calcium, absolutely indispensable as a Wonton soup topping.
Classification: Everyone, Ingredient, Dry Goods, Xia Pi, Baby Shrimp, Sakura Shrimp, For Soup, Topping
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How to use
Ingredients
- Baby shrimp(Krill)
- Salt
Instructions
- [Typical Uses]
- [Wonton/Nori Egg Soup]: Put a pinch of Xia Pi in a bowl with soy, sesame oil, and scallion, then pour hot water. Instantly becomes a seafood-broth soup.
- Mix into fried eggs (Xia Pi Chao Dan).
- Topping for cold tofu salad (Liangban Dou Fu).
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
Roasted ocean aroma like Sakura shrimp、light saltiness、and crispy texture
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Can be perfectly substituted with JP 'Dried Sakura Shrimp' or 'Dried Krill'
Pairing
Wonton Soup / Fried Egg / Cold Tofu
Trivia
Sprinkled into fried rice, eggs, and all dishes in Chinese homes for 'children's calcium intake'. The combo of Nori (Zi Cai) and this Xia Pi is the golden rule of Chinese 'quick soups'.
Eating tips & etiquette
Sold in giant bags very cheaply at Asian stores. If it smells slightly fishy raw, the trick to pro flavor is 'dry-roasting briefly in a pan without oil' before use to double the roasted aroma.
Allergen
Shrimp