Pissing Prawns

I ate one, before I knew it was called a Pissing Prawn. Apparently they excrete some sort of liquid out of their tail. Just to be clear it's not piss, but because of this excretion they are called Pissing Prawns. I had the pleasure of eating one of these yummy creatures on Friday night on my first trip to a wet market. One of my colleagues said to me that visiting and eating at a local wet market was a quick way to integrate into the Asian lifestyle. That's for sure!

About eight of us sat at a large circular table in what is one of Hong Kong's most famous wet market restaurants for traditional Chinese food. Reservations are made well in advance at this popular 'no-frills' restaurant. We were served beer in cold bowls, chicken with the head on the plate looking up at us (thank goodness I don't each chicken), crab, local spicy fish, pissing prawns, vegetables in garlic and ginger, lots of squid, and a fantastic noodle dish. It was a wonderful meal, even though I didn't know what I was eating half of the time. Drinking beer in a bowl - what a wonderful concept. I think I may have had 13 bowls of beer, but it really didn't feel like much. I am definitely bringing the beer in a bowl concept home with me!