Shanghai Cuisine
Shanghai boasts one of China's best and most distinctive cuisines. Influenced by its position just south of the Yangtze and at the mouth of the Huangpu , the region abounds in a selection of freshwater fish and shellfish. Dishes from this area are lightly and delicately seasoned.Click here to see the list of best Shanghai restaurants and bars.
The following dishes are considered traditional dishes to Shanghai:
Da Zha Xie Chinese mitten crab
Da Zha Xie is a special type of crab found in rivers, and is normally consumed in the winter. The crabs are tied with ropes or strings, placed in bamboo containers, steamed and served. There few other artificial ingredients added to the dish yet it tastes fantastically good. Da Zha Xie is usually consumed with vin egar. Locals are also quite fussy about when to consume male crabs and when to consume female crabs.
Smoked Fish Slices smoked fish slices
An ideal menu for those who like highly spiced food. the Smoked Fish Slices (fresh fish marinated and spiced to taste like smoked fish) make a delicious, unusual hors doeuvre, while the strong-tasting Stewed Pork Flavoured with Dried Squid dish is offset by the vegetable rice to make a substantial meal.
Shanghai pepper duck Shanghai pepper duck
(half or whole) fresh duck steamed with szechwan peppers, ginger and scallions until tender, lightly fried and served with plum sauce and steamed bread 10.00/ 19.00
Beggars Chicken beggar chicken
Seasoned chicken wrapped in lotus leaves and baked in a dough pastry.
Red-Cooked Chicken red fermented glutinous chicken
Red cooking is a popular cooking technique in eastern China.
Pi Dan (Preserved Eggs) preserved eggs
Deep flied duck, then covered with braised with the fresh Lotus leaf, together with some meat, shrimp, mushroom, preserved ham.
Xiao Long Bao (Little Dragon Bun) Steamed Full
Unlike the buns in northern China, these buns are very small and easy to swallow. The buns are usually steamed in containers made of bamboo. The skin of the buns are very thin and the b un is very juicy. The dish has been popularized and consumed widely throughout China as a Dim Sum.
Chou Dou Fu (Smelly Tofu) stinky tofu
Ones 1 st reaction is to hold their nose and eating it would be the last think to enter your mind. The smelly tofu is a popular local food mainly found on Sha nghai streets. The tofu is fermented with many ingredients before being fried. Old ladies usually serve them on their little trolleys. Despite its odor , most foreigners love it after tasting it and its dirt cheap too!