In China and in some other Asian countries, There are cases where crabs are eaten live. The most famous method is the so -called “drunk crab”, in which small river crabs are marinated live in alcohol (Shaoxing wine, soy sauce and spices). Crab is anesthetized in alcohol, But it may still be alive when people start eating it. Eating living or raw crab is very dangerous. Crabs can carry pests, with the best known of the trimming, which can cause severe pulmonary and brain diseases.