Eating in Shanghai: Exploring Shanghai's Delicious Food
Regarding the metropolis of Shanghai, besides its unique alleyways and nightlife, the traditional delicacies scattered throughout Shanghai's street corners are also a must-have. If you want to travel or live in Shanghai, you must be wondering about the delicious traditional food in Shanghai, right? Here's a list of the top 10 traditional Shanghai delicacies, which will satisfy your eyes and make your mouth water!
Shanghai is a prosperous metropolis, Shanghai people have a sophisticated lifestyle, Shanghai beauties are exquisite, and Shanghai delicacies are unique. It is known as 'Eating in Shanghai'. Today, let's explore the specialties of Shanghai food.
South Small Cage
Loyang North Kiln Hundred Bowls Beef Soup + Cake, Opened Yellow Old Store, Opened Yellow Soup Cage, Qingdao Small Store Oil Dough
Shanghai's South Small Cage was born in the Qing Dynasty in 1910 during the Tongzhi decade. It has a long history, is renowned both at home and abroad, and many people come to Shanghai to experience the unique charm of South Small Cage. The deliciousness of South Small Cage is behind its meticulous materials and craftsmanship.
South Small Cage selects pork leg meat with finely diced meat as filling, uses wheat flour that has been carefully fermented to make the skin, and the most unique and clever part is that the filling is mixed with jelly which is cooked with pork broth and chicken soup. After steaming, the small cages are small and exquisite, with a delicious and fragrant taste. Through the thin skin, you can see the attractive and juicy filling appearing faintly, just like a graceful beauty wrapped in a light veil, appearing one by one, and after a bite, you'll feel a wonderful illusion.
Fried Dough
Self-made Asian Pork Fried Dough
Fried Dough is a famous traditional snack in Shanghai. Its small size, exquisite appearance, crisp and delicious are loved by many Shanghai people. In Shanghai, to taste authentic fried dough, you must visit the dim shops and small stores hidden in alleyways and lanes. You may be surprised to find such a delicious treat.
6. Oil Dumpling
Oil Dumpling, also known as oil dumpling or oil dumpling, is a childhood memory for many Shanghai kids. A small hand eagerly received a hot oil dumpling, and after taking a bite, it was crispy and tender on the outside and juicy on the inside, and very fragrant. Before, when you smelled the fragrant aroma drifting from the alleyways, it was likely a stall selling golden-yellow and fragrant oil dumplings.
Take a closer look, in a boiling pot, several just-cooked oil dumplings are rolling, and a rack of cooked oil dumplings is neatly arranged with several already cooked oil dumplings. The cooked oil dumplings have golden-yellow and crispy outer skin, which is crispy and fragrant when eaten. This color, fragrance and taste of this oil dumpling easily attracts your appetite.
Crab Shell Yellow – Crab Shell Yellow is named for its round and yellow appearance resembling a crab shell. The cake is sweet and savory, with crispy and fragrant crust. Someone wrote a poem praising it: 'Before seeing a cake shop, you can smell the fragrance. When you bite into it, the crispy crust falls down.' The filling of crab shell yellow has both salty and sweet flavors. The salty ones include green onion oil, pork, crab meat, and shrimp. The sweet ones include white sugar, rose, mung bean paste, and date paste.
Shanghai Smoked Fish, also known as Shanghai Burst Fish, the legendary 'Burst Fish Noodles' is loved by most families in the Jiangnan region (except Shanghai) for breakfast, dinner, snacks, or as a snack to satisfy hunger. It has a slightly sweet and salty flavor that makes people crave it.
In Shanghai, there is a famous snack – oil dough sticks filled with meat. It is made by stuffing meat into oil dough sticks. The meat filling should have a moderate ratio of fat and lean meat, finely chopped and stuffed into the dough sticks. The delicious meat filling is deeply loved by Shanghai people. This is also a very grassroots 'filling' dish in Shanghai cuisine.
Sticky Rice Dumpling – Sticky Rice Dumpling has many varieties, with fresh shrimp being popular in Guangdong, and lamb being popular in Shandong. Shanghai's characteristic is sticky rice dumplings. They have special preparation, exquisite shaping, sweet and fragrant, melt in your mouth, suitable for all seasons.
There are so many delicious foods in Shanghai that cannot be described in words. In the future, we will present Shanghai food and food from all over the world in video format. Foodies, please follow the editor!
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