Top Ten Traditional Snacks in Shanghai

1. Crab Shell Yellow Crab Shell Yellow is named for its round yellow shape like a crab shell. Crab yellow is made of pastry and baking powder. First, it is made into flat cakes, covered with sesame seeds and baked on the furnace wall. This kind of cake is delicious, salty and sweet, with crisp skin and crisp inside. Someone wrote a poem praising it, "Before the baker smells the fragrance, the cakes at the entrance will fall off one after another". Crab shell yellow has salty and sweet fillings. Salty ones include scallion oil, fresh meat, crab powder and shrimp, and sweet ones include sugar, rose, red bean paste and jujube paste. This product is best at the 51,111 bakery at the intersection of Ahava Road, Shimen Road.

2. ribs rice cake ribs rice cake is an economical and unique snack in Shanghai, which has a history of more than 51 years. There are two kinds of famous ribs rice cakes in Shanghai-"Little Changzhou" and "Lai Xiande". "Little Changzhou" ribs rice cake is made of pig spines in Changzhou and Wuxi. Pickled with soy sauce, put it into a frying pan mixed with soy sauce, oil, sugar, minced onion and ginger, wine, etc. Take it out when it is purple and tender. At the same time, Songjiang rice is cooked and hammered repeatedly in a stone mortar. Beat the rice until there is no whole grain, then take it out. Every 511 grams of rice is cut into 21 pieces, and each piece is wrapped with a small piece of ribs that have been cooked in a saucepan. When eating, sprinkle with spiced powder, which has both the aroma of ribs and the softness and crispness of rice cakes. Very delicious. Fresh ribs rice cake is made by mixing flour, water chestnut, allspice powder and eggs, soaking them on the surface of ribs and cooking them in oil. This kind of ribs is golden in color, crispy in skin and tender in meat. At the same time, add Songjiang rice, red soy sauce, ribs with sweet noodle sauce and drizzle with Chili sauce. The entrance is fragrant, slightly sweet and spicy, fresh and tender. The "Little Changzhou" and "Lai Xiande" snack bars in Shanghai Shuguang Hotel make the most distinctive ribs rice cakes.

3. fried chicken steamed bread fried chicken steamed bread is a special snack in Shanghai. This snack is made of fermented white flour, diced cooked chicken breast, minced meat sandwich, aspic and sesame oil. Dip chopped green onion and sesame seeds on the tip of the wrapped steamed bread, brush the surface with plain oil, and fry in an oil pan. The product is full in shape, with Huang Chengcheng sesame seeds and chopped green onion on the top, which is soft and delicious. The lower half is crispy and delicious, and the filling is thick and juicy. The more you eat, the more fragrant it is. This kind of dim sum is best made by Wangjiasha Dim Sum Shop in Shanghai.

4. Bad Snail The bad snail in Shanghai is a famous specialty snack. This snack is made of a big, fat and thick longan snail produced in Tunxi County, Anhui Province. After entering the store, keep it in clear water for two days, let it spit out the sediment, then put it in a pot, add fennel and cinnamon and cook for a long time. Finally, put the cooked snail on the aged fragrant distiller's grains, and the distiller's grains will be ready. This kind of snail is brownish gray, tender in meat, mellow in juice, delicious in mouth and very popular. This kind of food is a famous specialty snack in Shanghai Wuweizhai Snack Shop and Lai Xiande Snack Shop.

5. Xiao Shaoxing Chicken Porridge The chicken porridge operated by Xiao Shaoxing Chicken Porridge Shop is an authentic Shanghai-style snack. This shop was founded by a Shaoxing man in 1947. Because the founders and main operators are Shaoxing people, a world of small Shaoxing people has formed here, so people named it "Little Shaoxing Chicken Porridge Shop". Shaoxing chicken porridge is a kind of rice porridge cooked with chicken soup, and it is a snack made of chicken and various condiments. When eating chicken porridge, cut the cooked chicken into pieces 3 cm long and 1.6 cm wide, put it on a plate, put the chicken porridge in a bowl, add onion, Jiang Mo and chicken oil, and eat together. At this time, the chicken porridge is yellow and green, and the chicken is white and bright, which is pleasing to the eye and greatly increases the appetite. When tasting, the chicken porridge is sticky, tough and delicious, tender and refreshing, nutritious, and the more you eat, the more fragrant it becomes. This food is operated in Shanghai Xiao Shaoxing Chicken Porridge Store.

6. Nanxiang steamed buns, also known as Nanxiang steamed buns, are traditional snacks in nanxiang town, a suburb of Shanghai, with a history of more than 111 years. This product is famous for its thin skin, rich stuffing, heavy brine and fresh taste, and it is one of the flavor snacks deeply loved by customers at home and abroad. The stuffing of Nanxiang steamed bread is made of leg meat, without adding onion and garlic, only sprinkling Jiang Mo and aspic, salt, soy sauce, sugar and water. The steamed bread skin is made of unfermented refined flour, 51 grams of flour can be wrapped in 8 pieces, and 111 grams can be used in a drawer. Steamed steamed buns are small and exquisite, shaped like pagodas, translucent and firm, glittering and translucent and yellow, full of soup and delicious. It tastes better if it is served with shredded ginger, balsamic vinegar and a bowl of egg soup. The stuffing of Nanxiang steamed buns can also change with the seasons. Add shrimp in early summer and crab meat, crab roe and crab oil in autumn. Nanxiang steamed bread in Yuyuan Shopping Mall is one of the famous snacks in Yuyuan Shopping Mall.

7. Kaiyang onion noodles Kaiyang onion noodles is a famous snack in Shanghai. Kaiyang is very particular about the method of making scallion noodles. First of all, it cuts the scallion into inches and fries it in a warm oil pan (the scallion oil cooked in this way is dark red with yellow color and has a strong smell of chopped green onion, which can stimulate appetite when smelled). Then add Kaiyang scallion oil, which is fried with vegetarian food and soaked with wine and sugar. Cook the noodles, drain the soup, mix with scallion oil, and make Kaiyang scallion noodles. This kind of noodles is bright in color, smooth in taste, delicious in shrimp, rich in onion fragrance and rich in nutrition, and is very popular. Kaiyang scallion noodles is a special snack in Shanghai Hubin Snack Bar and one of the famous snacks in Chenghuang Temple.

8. Vegetarian bag Vegetarian bag is a special snack in Shanghai Fengchunsong Yuelou Vegetarian Restaurant. This restaurant has a history of more than 71 years. This is a vegetarian restaurant that combines the flavors of Beijing, Jiangsu and Yangbang with the local flavor of Shanghai. Its assorted vegetables, fried mushrooms, Luohanzhai, mushroom crispy soup, fried crab powder, gluten noodles and other dishes are quite famous in Shanghai, especially its vegetarian dishes, which are well-known and very popular. The vegetable bag is made of white flour, stuffed with vegetables, gluten, mushrooms, winter bamboo shoots and spiced dried bean curd, and supplemented with spices such as sesame oil and sugar. After the wrapped vegetarian dishes are steamed, the skin is white and the meat is soft, and the stuffing is green, bright and pleasing to the eye. Open the cage, the house is full of fragrance, and the food tastes delicious and refreshing. You can eat more and never get tired of it. You can taste this snack at Feng Chunsong Yuelou vegetarian restaurant in Shanghai Yuyuan Shopping Center.

9. Fried Steamed Bread Fried Steamed Bread is a special snack made by Shen Dacheng Dim Sum Restaurant, a century-old Shanghai store. The oil-soaked steamed buns in this shop draw lessons from many strengths: the steamed bun skin is Nanxiang steamed buns, rolled with unfermented fine powder, and the stuffing is Huaiyang's fine soup dumplings. Beat the meat stuffing and bone soup evenly, and add seasonings such as onion, ginger and garlic. When frying, the technology of frying shortcakes is adopted. The steamed bread made of such carefully processed red dates is small and exquisite in shape, golden in skin, gorgeous in color, crisp in mouth, tender in meat, overflowing in soup, fat but not greasy. After eating, my teeth and cheeks are fragrant and my mouth is full of saliva. If you eat it while it is hot, it will be memorable.

11. Rolling pin Shayuan Rolling pin Shayuan is one of the famous flavor spots in Shanghai Qiaojia Snack Shop, which has a history of more than 71 years. According to legend, at the end of the Qing Dynasty, there was an old lady named Lei in Sanpailou, Shanghai. In order to make jiaozi easy to store and carry, she pioneered the method of rolling white powder on the surface of cooked jiaozi. Later generations named this jiaozi Lei Shayuan in memory of her. Qiaojiazha Dim Sum Shop operates a sand rolling ring, which is to cook Dahongpao red beans in Chongming County, grind them into sand and dry them into purple powder. Then, glutinous rice dumplings with fresh meat or bean paste, sesame seeds and other fillings are cooked, drained and rolled into balls

1. Crab-faced crab is one of the famous dishes in Shanghai. Take June yellow as the main material, cut it in half, dip it in flour and fry it in a pot. When stirring, pour in the batter and stir fry. Cooking materials (three people) Materials: fresh female crab (5), chopped green onion (half a tablespoon), Jiang Mo (half a tablespoon), chopped green onion (1 tablespoon), flour (1/2 cup) Seasoning: oil (1 bowl), salt (1/3 tablespoon), Haitian seafood soy sauce (1 tablespoon), sugar (1. 2. Put a layer of powder on the incision of the crab and put it in the plate for later use; Mix 1/2 cup flour and 1 cup water to make batter. 3. Heat a bowl of oil, cut the crab pieces stained with flour downward, and fry them in oil for 31 seconds until the flour is solidified. 4. Then put the whole crab block into the oil and fry it on medium heat until the crab shell turns red and the crab block is golden yellow. Pick up and drain the oil side by side. 5. Heat 3 tablespoons of oil, saute minced ginger and onion, add fried crab pieces and stir-fry for 1 minutes. Add 1 tbsp cooking wine, 1 tbsp Haitian seafood soy sauce, 1/4 tbsp sugar and 1/3 tbsp salt and stir well. 6. Pour in the batter and stir fry quickly, so that the crab pieces are evenly covered with a layer of paste, and then serve. Tip: 1. Apply a layer of powder on the cut crab to prevent the loss of crab roe; First, fry the cut crab with flour, seal the crab yolk and meat, and then fry the whole crab in oil. 2. Flower crabs are usually divided into red crabs and blue crabs, among which female blue crabs have crab yellow and male blue crabs have crab paste. The sex of the flower crab can also be judged by the navel of the crab. The male crab with navel tip is stronger, and there is crab paste. For a female crab with a round navel, crab roe will be more fragrant. 3, to choose a crab with better meat quality, first weigh it, and the heavier it feels, the better; Then press the crab's stomach, and it feels better to be hard. 4. The so-called "June Yellow", also called butter crab, is a young crab that has just shed its shell once. The crab shell of the former has not completely hardened, and the hair on the crab's feet has not yet grown out. Crab yolk is tender and tender, which is better than hairy crabs.

second, pear paste sugar has been passed down for more than 1311 years. More than 111 years ago, Shanghai Chenghuang Temple opened a jelly shop. Because the owner is good at management, Chenghuangmiao bean jelly is famous at home and abroad. The curative effects of this sugar are pear cream sugar and color pear cream sugar. Efficacy Pear Cream Sugar has the effects of relieving cough and asthma, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, and stimulating appetite. Is prepared from almond, platycodon grandiflorum, Poria, Pinellia ternata, winter flower, peucedanum praeruptorum, orange peel and other medicinal materials by decocting and refining with white sugar. Pear cream candy is made of Chinese herbal medicines such as Amomum villosum, hawthorn, clove, bergamot, banksia rose and white sugar. Now it is monopolized by Shanghai Pear Cream Sugar Shop in Yuyuan Mall.

three. Chicken and duck blood soup Chicken and duck blood soup is a traditional snack in Songsheng Dim Sum Restaurant at the entrance of Chenghuang Temple. It is characterized by clear soup and fresh blood clots, mainly due to its fine selection of materials and unique cooking.

four or eight-treasure Chili sauce Babao Chili sauce is one of the famous Shanghai specialties. With eight kinds of poultry, meat, vegetables and fruits as the main raw materials, it is made by mixing and frying. It tastes spicy, hence the name "Babao Hot Sauce". Due to the variety of raw materials, the dishes are rich in color, moist and bright, fresh and spicy, and moderately salty and sweet.

5. Crispy squab This squab is about 28 days from birth to growth and weighs 8 or 1 kg. Under the careful preparation of the chef, it is browned with special condiments. The meat is fresh and tender, and the taste is tender. Suitable for all ages. Crispy squab is also called dollar pigeon. After customers spend a specified amount in the hotel, they only need 1 yuan money to buy this authentic Shanghai specialty dish. It is typical to spend a little money on a big meal.

6. Boiled chicken "When it comes to boiled chicken, Shaoxing is the best", which has become the mantra of many Shanghainese. Because "Little Shaoxing" chose the famous "Sanhuang Chicken" produced in Pudong, Shanghai, it is of good quality and delicious taste, and won the favor of customers. "Little Shaoxing" has also become a famous shop in Shanghai.

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Shanghai chenghuangmiao food street is adjacent to Yu garden, also known as the old chenghuangmiao. It is located in Fangbang Middle Road, east to Anren Street, north to Fu You Road and west to Laojiaochang Road. We deal in all kinds of Shanghai snacks: the special snacks of Lubo Gallery, vegetarian dishes of Songyuelou, pigeon eggs glutinous rice balls in Guihuatang, Babao rice in Songyunlou, Nanxiang Steamed Bun, Ningbo glutinous rice balls and glutinous rice balls, which are called a snack kingdom.

figure 1: golden signboard

figure 2: refined snacks

figure 3: refined snacks

figure 4: delicious side dishes.

Figure 5: Sugar Man

Yunnan South Road Food Street is located in the city center, starting from Yan 'an East Road in the north and ending at Jinling East Road in the south. This is the most popular place for Shanghainese to eat out. Someone once joked: "As soon as you step into Yunnan Road, you will be blessed, and you will drool countless times." Chang 'an has Jiaozi Building, Jinling Hotel, Sanhe Building Hotel and Laozhengxing Hotel. There you can taste delicious Beijing roast duck, Xiaojingling salted duck, Lai Xiande ribs rice cake, Shaoxing boiled chicken, Nanxiang steamed buns, Tianjin Goubuli steamed buns, Shandong jiaozi, Laosichuan hot pot, Xinjiang roasted mutton and so on.

figure 1: magnificent signboard

figure 2: boiled chicken

figure 3: the famous Nanxiang steamed buns.

Figure 4: Rib Rice Cake

Wujiang Snack Street is located on a small road (Nanjing West Road) next to Shanghai TV Station. There are Dai girls' hot pot, grilled fish, teppanyaki, honey, "Xiaoyang Shengjian", Chongqing roasted chicken, beef patties, characteristic octopus balls, roasted chicken wings, cold rice noodles, stinky tofu, Chinese hamburger and so on.

figure 1: a corner of the food street.

Figure 2: The famous "Xiao Yang Sheng Jian"

Figure 3: Various snacks.

Qibao Ancient Town Food Street Qibao Ancient Town Old Street is located on the Youth Road in Xinjie. The food here is dazzling: all kinds of braised pork, all kinds of square cakes, stinky tofu, glutinous rice balls, white-cut sheep meat, seven treasures rotten meat, hoofing removal and so on.

Figure 1: Begonia Cake Begonia Cake was created in Qing Dynasty. It was named after the shape of the begonia flower of the cake, and later it gradually became one of Wuxi-style snacks. However, there are not many places to eat in Shanghai now, and it is also one of the specialties of Qibao. It is prepared by mixing flour and baking powder into paste with cold water, brushing a little water and oil in a special mold, injecting batter, putting stuffing such as bean paste, fresh meat and vegetable lard, then covering the flour with batter, adding diced sugar lard, shredded red and green melons and melon seeds, covering an iron plate sprinkled with white sugar, and baking on a coal stove. Begonia cake is sweet and delicious, especially hot food. Begonia cake is really my favorite Qibao snack.

figure 2: plum blossom cake is similar to begonia cake. Plum blossom cake is not native to Qibao, but these two kinds of cakes are among the best in Shanghai snacks, which makes the older generation of Shanghainese enjoy it. Now, I'm afraid it's still difficult to find their trace in big stores. In the past, they could be bought from street vendors. Plum blossom cake is also a snack with Wuxi flavor. It is made by mixing high-quality flour, yeast powder and water into paste, injecting it into a hot plum blossom mold, and adding various fillings such as bean paste, fresh meat, vegetable lard and roses. Then pour the paste, sprinkle with white sugar and shredded red and green melons, and bake on the cake mold with a hot iron plate. This kind of cake is golden yellow and looks like plum blossom. It is soft and delicious and suitable for all ages.

Figure 3: Qibao Daqu comes to Qibao Distillery full of jars. Here you can see the whole brewing process of Qibao Daqu, which is another feature of 3354. The master of the winery told me that this kind of high-alcohol liquor is characterized by traditional hand-brewing, and the thick wine at the entrance becomes clear, sweet and memorable. Nowadays, the "Qibao Old Wine" is brewed by old wineries with indigenous methods and sold while brewing. The smell of wine is everywhere, and many tourists can't help but buy some to take back.

Figure 4: Qibao Tangyuan is now in two branches, all of which are in 1.6 yuan. There are fresh meat, red bean paste, jujube paste, sesame and other varieties. Fresh meat is obviously the best. Bite out a packet of soup, which is fresh but not greasy. Black sesame seeds (black cakes) are also delicious, very Ningbo. Jujube paste is ground very finely. The stuffing of jujube paste is dried jujube, cored, chopped and steamed with sugar. The smell of jujube is still in my mouth, but I don't like jujube paste myself. The most important thing

There are fried stinky tofu in many places in Gucci Town. Each tastes slightly different, but they are all good. "Stinky tofu" has a long history. Although its name is tacky, its appearance is not surprising, and its ambition is not surprising, it is an ancient and traditional leisure flavor. Once tasted, people often want to stop and taste it soon.

Figure 6: Other snacks

Visit Qibao Food Street, besides some local snacks, there are many other delicious snacks. As the saying goes, foreign monks are fond of chanting. Naturally, Nanxiang Xiaolong, Youlian fried, and Shaxian County of Fujian came; However, after all, these chain stores lack characteristics, and Qibao has many distinctive snacks that are memorable. The most famous one is Qibao Fried Meat. It is undoubtedly a temptation for me, a carnivore, to wrap pork belly in lotus leaves. In addition, duck feet treasure, beggar chicken, snail stuffed meat and old duck soup are very popular!

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