2: The steamed stuffed bun is thin, tender, juicy and delicious, and you will fall in love with it when you eat it! Especially the newly baked small cage, white and crystal clear, small and exquisite, shaped like a pagoda. Take a bite, and the soup lingers on the tip of the tongue, with endless aftertaste. Remember, eating small cages should follow four formulas to avoid burns. Lift it gently, move it slowly, open the window first, then suck the soup.
3. scallion cake, for Shanghainese, scallion cake definitely has a special memory, which will bring back many good memories. The scallion cake just out of the pot is round and golden, with a little flint red color on the porcelain bottom ring. Authentic Shanghai scallion cake, sprinkled with green chopped green onion, mixed with crystal clear lard, onion flavor is rich. A gentle bite, first of all, is full of crispness, followed by a strong onion flavor, and I fell in love with it once, and I can't extricate myself.
4. Crab shell yellow, a local specialty snack in Shanghai, is called crab shell yellow because its shape is similar to that of crab shell. Authentic crab shell yellow is made of crispy dough, round cakes, sprinkled with sesame seeds and baked on the wall of the oven. After baking, it looks like a crab shell, hence the name. The crab shell that just came out of the pot is yellow, crisp, soft, loose and fragrant, which is the favorite of tea drinkers. Foreigners must try it when they come to Shanghai. It's really good.
5. Begonia cake, Begonia cake was created in the Qing Dynasty, and it was named after the cake looks like a begonia flower. The traditional begonia cake is baked in a special mold with flour crust on the outer layer and bean paste stuffing inside, which is sweet and delicious. But now it's hard to know the authentic begonia cake in Shanghai. I'm afraid some foreigners or a little younger locals don't know what Begonia Cake is.
6. Plum blossom cake, it is said that plum blossom cake originated in the Qing Dynasty and developed into the most Jiangnan-style snack in the Qing Dynasty. When Emperor Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River, he saw that it looked like plum blossom, with attractive color and sweet but not greasy entrance, which was better than many cakes in the palace, so he named it plum blossom cake. With the changes of the times, the present plum blossom cake has been improved on the basis of tradition, and its taste is becoming more and more diversified. If you meet it, you can have a taste.
7. Yangchun noodles invented by Shanghainese, formerly known as "clear soup and smooth noodles". Noodles have no topping, and the only seasoning is soy sauce. Of course, it is also good to put some lard. It is said that Ganlong went down to Jiangnan and ate a bowl of nameless noodles in the street. Taking advantage of strong interest, he said it was spring in March, so he named it "Yangchun Noodles". Many places in China can make Yangchun noodles in a similar way, but the authentic Yangchun noodles in Shanghai are more delicious than those in any place. You must try it sometime!
8. Scallion noodles, scallion noodles, simple, but memories of a generation of Shanghainese. As the most traditional snack in Shanghai, noodles with scallion oil is the most appropriate way to describe Le Hui, a Shanghainese. Not only is it cheap, but it can also fill the stomach, and the onion is very strong. Whether it's Zhajiang Noodles in Beijing, oily noodles in Shaanxi, or small noodles in Chongqing, Dandan Noodles in Sichuan ... In the eyes of authentic Shanghainese, it's not as good as a bowl of scallion noodles. In the life of the magic capital from six to nine, only a bowl of steaming scallion noodles can cure your restless stomach
9: Sand rolling circle, snowballing in the north, sand rolling circle in the south. As the most traditional snack in Shanghai, Shayuan can be as famous as snowballing in Beijing. It is said that rice rolls originated in the late Qing Dynasty. In Shanghai, an old lady named Lei opened a rice ball shop. In order to make it convenient for customers to take the cooked rice balls home, she put the cooked rice balls in the red bean powder and stirred them to make them stick to the bean powder, whether it is hot or cold, so it was named "Leisha Garden". Living in a bustling city like Shanghai, if you are lucky enough to meet an authentic sand rolling circle, you must stop and try it. This is the authentic old Shanghai flavor.
10: Shaoxing chicken porridge, as the most authentic Shanghai snack, was founded in 1947. Because the founders and main operators are Shaoxing people, it was named "Little Shaoxing Chicken Porridge Shop". Shaoxing chicken porridge is very popular among local people. The cooked chicken porridge is yellow with green, and the chicken is white and bright, which is pleasing to the eye. The taste is delicious, and the chicken is tender and refreshing. The more you eat, the more fragrant you get.