There are so many special snacks in Shanghai that it is difficult to list them one by one ... We can only introduce several snacks that are sought after by old Shanghainese from two parts: Chinese food and western food.
China Dim Sum: Youth League
In the seasonal food in Tomb-Sweeping Day in April, wormwood juice is mixed with glutinous rice flour, and various fillings are added to wrap jiaozi.
The traditional green meatballs I ate when I was a child were basically filled with bean paste. A few years ago, a batch of salted egg yolk floss suddenly appeared in the "Xinghualou", and a box was hard to find! It can be said that the old-fashioned network in Shanghai is popular.
In the past two years, many time-honored cakes and snacks in Shanghai have also launched this kind of online celebrity product, with more diverse tastes. In addition to the traditional bean paste and lotus seed paste, there are various innovations such as salted egg yolk minced meat, shredded chicken bacon, Malantou and matcha milk. You can even eat the fresh flavor of old Shanghai, as well as the flavor of Cantonese Buddha jumping over the wall.
Recommended store: Shen Dacheng Hongkou Pastry Factory Wangjiasha Xinghua Building.
Fresh meat moon cake
Every Mid-Autumn Festival, queuing to buy fresh meat moon cakes is definitely a holiday standard for old Shanghainese. Basically, it is a traditional Su-style pastry, wrapped in fresh meat, fried or baked on both sides. The crust of the cake is crisp and waxy, the meat is full, and the salt is slightly sweet, just right.
Especially in Guangming Village Hotel, the peak period is definitely more than 2 hours, and it is hard to find a cake during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Of course, it's absolutely delicious when it's hot. The moon cakes bought on the spot are full of fragrance.
In addition to the Mid-Autumn Festival, daily life will also be a regular product of major snack shops, which is not difficult to buy.
The taste has also been explored and improved. In addition to traditional fresh meat, pickled mustard tuber fresh meat and moss moon cakes, you can also buy crayfish, salted egg yolk, Ailanthus altissima, pine nut moon cakes and other flavors.
Recommended stores: Guangming Country Hotel, Taikang Food, Shanghai No.1 Food Store, and Laodafang in West District.
steamed bread
As a landmark product in Shanghai, there are thousands of steamed stuffed bun shops with different tastes. The thin skin is covered with pork and jelly, steamed and served with ginger vinegar. Thin skin juice is delicious.
In addition to the traditional taste of fresh meat, there are shrimp fresh meat, egg yolk fresh meat and shepherd's purse fresh meat ... With the season when hairy crabs are on the market, crab powder cages can't be missed.
Steamed bun shops are all over the streets, and it is definitely not only to go to the Chenghuang Temple to eat authentic food. Many old shops are hidden in unknown alleys. I recommend some to you.
Recommended stores: Jiajia Tangbao, Fuchun Steamed Bun, Delong Restaurant and Nanxiang Steamed Bun Shop.
Tiaotou cake
Tiaotou cake is a special cake in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai. It is made of glutinous rice flour and red bean paste. Some will also be sprinkled with osmanthus, with a soft and sweet taste, suitable for all ages.
It is said that in the Qing Dynasty, Qiaojiazha, an old Shanghai brand, introduced a top-class cake. Shen Dacheng, founded in Guangxu period, is a famous fist product in Shanghai.
The top cake is made of glutinous rice and late rice, which is crystal clear in appearance, smooth in taste, very strong and non-sticky, and sweet in bean paste, which is very suitable for breakfast and afternoon tea.
Recommended store: Shen Dacheng Hongkou Bread Factory.
Other Chinese dim sum
Of course, there are many other Chinese dim sum, which cannot be listed one by one.
For example, Shen Dacheng's eight-treasure rice, double-brewed group; Shaqima of the old Xiangzhai, small moss strips; Wang Jiasha's eight-treasure rice and crab powder jiaozi; Kutokuhayashi's vegetarian snacks and so on. If you want to try, you might as well come to Shanghai quickly.
Western dim sum:
Butterfly firecracker
As the most exotic city in China, there is no doubt that Shanghainese love western dim sum. If you choose a gift, Butterfly Crisp must have a name.
The most famous is the Butterfly Crisp in the International Hotel. Turning the corner of Nanjing West Road, you can smell the sweetness of butter and see a long queue. Usually you can buy it within half an hour on weekdays, and the holidays will be longer.
There are various sizes and specifications, but the packaging is different. The thick taste of butter and milk will be crisp and slag-dropping, and cakes with a little sugar can cure all the unhappiness.
In addition to international hotels, there are many butterfly cakes from high-end cake shops that are also very popular online. For example, the butterfly pastry in Michelin Robinson restaurant is bigger than the face, and there are chocolate flavors.
Recommended shops: International Hotel, La Boutique de, Haas.
Chestnut Cake
How can there be no chestnut cake in autumn and winter in Shanghai? Because it's chestnut season!
In France, Japan and improved China, almost every famous dessert shop and cake shop will supply products related to chestnut taste in autumn. Old Shanghainese's favorite rubies and chestnut cups are explosive all year round. The bakery of Capella Hotel, the super player of French dessert, and the limited edition of Maroon Montblanc every year are iconic products. Chai Tian West Point, founded by Takeshi Shibata, a famous Japanese dessert chef, is dominated by chestnut tart and Mongolian brown all the year round.
The dense and delicate taste of chestnut paste, coupled with the lightness of whipped cream and the sweetness of sugar-stained chestnuts, makes people feel no taste of autumn and winter.
Recommended shops: Ruby, Chai Tian West Point, La Boulangerie, Smaka.
Napoleon
How can foreign Shanghainese not like such a classic French product as Napoleon? Almost all the first-generation time-honored cake shops and cake shops in Shanghai will regard this product as an important flagship product.
With the continuous landing of various online celebrities, the classics of the past still occupy a place in everyone's mind as reserved programs. Layers of pastry and rich cream still make people miss the crisp and dense taste.
The old cake shop still retains the style of good quality and low price, the taste is still nostalgic, and the materials are general; Most of the emerging cake shops have exquisite materials, exquisite appearance, richer tastes and more choices, which are more attractive to a new generation of young people.
Recommended stores: Kathleen Cake, Harsh's, LENOTRE, Caijiafa Dessert.