White boiled shrimp

White boiled shrimp (simplified Chinese: 白灼虾; traditional Chinese: 白灼蝦) is a variety of night dish in Cantonese cuisine.^[1] The dish is made with shrimp in boiling (灼) hot water, and served with the shells. The shrimp is then eaten with soy sauce. When finished, people wash their hands in a bowl of warm tea and lemon.^[2]

White boiled shrimp

Course	Main dishes
Place of origin	China
Main ingredients	shrimp

White boiled shrimp
Traditional Chinese	白灼蝦
Simplified Chinese	白灼虾
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin bai2 zhuo2 xia1 Yue: Cantonese Jyutping baak6 coek3 haa1