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Get Your Live Sweet Shrimp! Amaebi

Live Sweet Shrimp Amaebi Deep Fried Heads Cypress Orange County OC Sushi World

We have a tank of live sweet shrimp always ready for our special customers who enjoy amaebi. We understand that it's not for everyone but we do strongly suggest you try it at least once in your lifetime. We use the body of the live sweet shrimp and make it into a nigiri sushi or sashimi (your choice!) that is absolutely delicious. And then, we take the heads, lightly batter them, and then deep fry them for you. It's like eating sweet shrimp potato chips. So you have the two contrasting textures: the softness of the shrimp's body and the crunchiness of the heads.

Amaebi - Live Sweet Shrimp is on Our Specials Board!

Amaebi Sashimi Live Sweet Shrimp Orange County OC Cypress Sushi World Best

One of our absolute favorite items to eat is our amaebi, live sweet shrimp. You can get the tail prepared as nigiri (traditional sushi, with rice & wasabi) or sashimi, as pictured! The head is deep fried to perfection so you can eat them like a potato chip, as one of our regulars describes it. We constantly have to keep our live sweet shrimp in stock because we know it's worth it when you can taste how fresh it is. We try to keep it on our specials board for much of the year, but stock is always limited on hand. Sometimes, we'll come in and eat the whole inventory.

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