Shanghai's specialties are: Gao Qiao muffins, Town God Temple spiced beans, Chongming old hairy crabs, Chongming golden melons, and Fengjing Dingti.

1. Gao Qiao muffin

Shanghai Gao Qiao muffin is a kind of traditional pastry with local characteristics. It is made of fine pine nuts, sesame seeds, glutinous rice flour and other raw materials, and its taste is crisp, sweet and delicious. Gao Qiao muffin has a long history and has a unique method of making. Its crust is fragrant and crisp, with crispy pine nuts and sesame seeds embedded in it. It is a highly respected specialty food in Shanghai.

2. City God Temple Spiced Bean

City God Temple Spiced Bean is a special snack in Shanghai, which has been circulating for a long time. It uses mung bean as the main raw material, adopts various ingredients and specific cooking methods, and makes sugar crisp beans with full particles and attractive color. Spiced beans are not only sweet and delicious, but also crisp, and each one has the taste of spiced powder and sugar, which is memorable. Now, City God Temple spiced bean has become a famous specialty snack in Shanghai, and it is one of the must-eat foods for tourists when they come to Shanghai.

3. Old hairy crab in Chongming

Old hairy crab in Chongming is a famous specialty food in Shanghai, which is highly praised for its pollution-free environment on Chongming Island. It uses live male hairy crabs, which are delicious in meat, rich in butter, crisp, tender, smooth and delicious. It is a highly respected specialty food in Shanghai. Chongming Eriocheir sinensis is closely linked with the Mid-Autumn Festival in autumn and has become a traditional food for people to get together for the festive season.

4. Chongming Golden Melon

Chongming Golden Melon is a special vegetable growing on Chongming Island in China. Cucumber is big, conical in shape, with yellowish appearance with dark yellow stripes, thin and solid skin, delicate meat and sweet taste, which is very delicious. Because of its origin, quality and taste, it is favored by the market. It is a popular Western-style food in China and abroad, and it is also one of the specialties of Shanghai cuisine.

5. Dingti in Fengjing

Dingti in Fengjing is as famous as "Yaorou" in Zhenjiang and "Wuxi Meat and Bone" in Wuxi, and it is a traditional dish with characteristics in Shanghai. Shanghai Fengjing Ding is made of pig's hind feet as the main material, supplemented by Shaoxing wine, rock sugar, cinnamon, cloves and other auxiliary materials. Pay attention to live, raw, inch and fresh materials; Seasoning is good at salty, sweet, bad and sour. The finished product has the unique taste of "fragrant" when eaten cold and "waxy" when steamed, with bright red color, thick marinade and fat and tender meat, which enjoys a high reputation.

above content reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Gao Qiao muffin.