The top ten specialties in Shanghai are: Gu Embroidery, Cang Qiao Crystal Pear, Fengxian Yellow Peach, Jinshan Flat Peach, Shanghai Pear Paste Sugar, Ting Lin Xue Melon, Songjiang Rice, Ma Lu Grape, Gao Qiao Muffin and Chongming Old Hairy Crab.
1. Gu Embroidery
Gu Embroidery, also known as "Luxiangyuan Gu Embroidery", is one of the traditional embroidery techniques in China. Gu embroidery is a magnificent and wonderful work among handicrafts in Shanghai. Gu embroidery is a "painting embroidery" based on famous paintings, which is famous for its exquisite technique, elegant form and high artistry. The Gu family originated in the Ming Dynasty (1368 ~ 1644 AD) in the old city of Shanghai.
Gu Mingshi once built a garden on Luxiangyuan Road in Huangpu District today, and got a stone through the pool. The word "Luxiangyuan Pool" was hand-carved by Zhao Wenmin. Because of his famous garden (now Luxiangyuan Road is named to commemorate this garden), his family embroidery is called "Luxiangyuan Embroidery" or "Gu's Luxiangyuan Embroidery" or "Luxiangyuan Embroidery" or "Gu" for short.
2. Cang Qiao Crystal Pear
Cang Qiao Crystal Pear, a specialty of Yongfeng Street (formerly Cangqiao Town) in Songjiang District, Shanghai, is a geographical indication product in China. Cang Qiao Crystal Pear is milky yellow, with glittering and translucent surface, transparency and attractive appearance. The flesh is white, delicate, dense, tender and crisp, juicy, with few stone cells, small core, sweet taste, rich fragrance and excellent quality. ?
Cang Qiao Crystal Pear was awarded the honorary certificate of "Recommended Fruit for the Olympic Games", "Top Ten Most Favorite Pears in Beijing" and the special fruit for Shanghai World Expo. ?
3. Fengxian Yellow Peach
Fengxian Yellow Peach, a specialty of Fengxian District, Shanghai, is a geographical indication product of China. The yellow peaches in this area are mainly four high-quality varieties, such as "Jinxiang, Jinyuan, Jinxiu and Jinhua", which have the characteristics of "big fruit, sweet taste and rich juice".
Fengxian district, located in the south of Shanghai, is adjacent to the river and belongs to subtropical monsoon climate. The prevailing wind is southeast wind all the year round, with warm climate, abundant sunshine, distinct seasons and abundant rain.
4. Jinshan Flat Peach
Jinshan Flat Peach refers to a flat peach produced in Jinshan District, Shanghai, China. This area is the traditional producing area and suitable growing area of flat peaches, and the flat peaches produced have the quality characteristics of "sweet, big, waxy and fragrant". Among them, the "Huangmu" flat peach is called the king of peaches, which is characterized by large fruit, small stone and delicate meat, and enjoys the reputation of "fairy fruit" because of its sweetness and freshness.
The flat peach base of "Huangmu" in Jinshan District was selected as the first batch of "high-quality special fruit base for welcoming the World Expo" in Shanghai, and the flat peach in Jinshan Lvxiang was identified as the first batch of fruit supply base for the World Expo by the relevant departments in Shanghai.
5. Shanghai Pear Paste Sugar
Shanghai Pear Paste Sugar is a famous traditional spot in Shanghai, one of the time-honored products in China and a famous traditional local product in Shanghai. Pear paste candy is made from Sydney or white pear and Chinese herbal medicine as main raw materials, and added with rock sugar, orange powder and lemon powder.
Pear paste candy can also be divided into local gangs (Shanghai), Su gangs, Hangzhou gangs and Yang gangs, and the pear paste candy in the Old Town God Temple is all local gangs. In the fifth year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty (1855), a pear paste candy shop with the name of "Yongshengtang" was opened next to the West Shouqing Xuefang in the Old Town God Temple. In the 31th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (1914), another "Deji Hall" was opened in the north of the Old Town God Temple, which exclusively sold pear paste candy.
6. Pavilion Lin Xue Melon
Pavilion Lin Xue Melon is a precious melon variety in Tinglin and Zhuxing areas of Jinshan District, Shanghai, and it is also one of the four famous melons in Shanghai. It is famous for its tender, crisp, sweet and refreshing taste, and it is an ideal variety for developing "famous, special and excellent" agriculture today.
Ting Lin Xue melon, with inverted oval shape, large pedicel, raised navel, snow-white skin and ten longitudinal edges, is crisp and tender in meat, sweet in taste, with a sugar content of about 14%, which is the top grade among melons. Ting Lin Xue Melon is a precious peasant melon variety in Tinglin and Zhuxing areas of Jinshan District, Shanghai, and it is also one of the four famous melons in Shanghai.
7. Songjiang rice
Under the nourishment of the specific climate environment in Songjiang area, Songjiang rice has made the rice grains full of fragrance, uniform in size and translucent; Rice is soft and elastic, tastes light and slightly sweet, and its surface is glossy.
Songjiang, the birthplace of Shanghai's history and culture, is located at the eastern end of the alluvial plain in the Yangtze River Delta. It is a typical water town in the south of the Yangtze River with many lakes, developed water system and fertile land. Songjiang rice, as the essence of this ancient land, has formed its unique quality by virtue of its unique geographical conditions.
8. Ma Lu grape
Ma Lu grape was planted in 1981. From the mid-1991s to the early 21th century, Ma Lu grapes adopted the measures of "controlling production and ensuring excellent quality", and the scale changed from large to small. At the beginning of the 21th century, Ma Lu grapes entered the market operation.
The soil in Jiading District is drought-resistant and waterlogged-resistant, which is beneficial to the stable growth of grape plants. There are abundant fresh water resources, surrounded by forests and ecological forests, which play a very important role in purifying water quality, protecting soil and purifying air. It belongs to subtropical monsoon climate, with mild climate, abundant sunshine and distinct four seasons.
Ma Lu Kyoho grape variety has medium-dense ears, oval fruit grains, weighing 11-13 grams, purple-red to purple-black color, thick fruit powder, soft pulp, sweet juice, rich and pure flavor and strawberry fragrance.
9. Gao Qiao muffin
Gao Qiao muffin is one of the four famous spots in Gao Qiao Town, Pudong New Area, named after its crisp entrance. Also, due to the distinct layers of pastry, each layer is as thin as paper, so it is called Melaleuca Cake.
Gao Qiao muffin is shaped like a moon cake, with golden yellow surface, smooth and smooth oil, milky white all around, hard crust at the bottom, distinct layers of pastry, no impurities in the stuffing, thin crust and full stuffing, crisp and sweet. It has the flavor of onion, sesame and fat. Oily but not greasy, sweet and refreshing, with rich aroma, crispy skin and waxy stuffing, soft and delicious.
11, Chongming Laomaoxie
Chongming Laomaoxie, also known as Eriocheir sinensis and Chongming Qingshui crab, is commonly known as "Laomaoxie" because its two large claws are covered with fine hairs, and its appearance has the characteristics of "green back, white belly, golden claws and yellow hair".
Old hairy crabs in Chongming are small, thin-shelled, with fine and fragrant meat. The females have yellow feet and the males have more fat, which is rich in nutrients such as protein, fat, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamins, carotene, thiamine and riboflavin.