A: As an international metropolis, Shanghai cuisine combines the essence of local cuisine and foreign cuisine, creating many very classic Shanghai cuisines. Especially in old Shanghai, there are many special snacks that people can't forget once. Today, let's take a look at the following classic Shanghai cuisines. How many have you eaten?

1, boiled chicken.

it is not complicated to chop chicken, but the key lies in the temperature and material selection. Choose age-appropriate Sanhuang chicken and cook until the bones are slightly bright red. The skin is yellow and tender, delicious and juicy. Order a boiled chicken from the famous old Shanghai store "Little Shaoxing". The skin is crisp, the meat is tender, the taste is fresh and the shape is beautiful. Everything is beautiful in this plate of boiled chicken.

2. Fried buns.

Shanghai's fried dumplings are small and exquisite, with crispy meat at the bottom, which is very delicious. Under the foil of sesame seeds and chopped green onion, the meat is accompanied by burnt fragrance, one bite at a time, which is one of the breakfasts that Shanghainese like very much.

3. Fresh meat moon cakes.

When it comes to fresh meat moon cakes in Shanghai, we can't help but mention the time-honored "Laodafang". Their family has a box of ten fresh moon cakes, all of which are just out of the pot, steaming hot. The outer skin is crisp and crispy, but the meat inside is soft and juicy, fat but not greasy, which is really full of old Shanghai flavor.

4. Stewed hoof noodles in Dexing Pavilion

In Shanghai, Dexing Pavilion is also an old brand. Their family sells every two bowls of noodles on average, and one of them is braised hoof. The soup stock tastes thick and thick, and it has been polished by time. Although it is soy sauce-colored, it is clearly visible and layered, with a slightly sweet and gratifying meat flavor, which makes diners meet every day, but it will not be boring. Before putting the noodles in, add another spoonful of broth to dilute them. This is also a craft. Too much is bland, too little is salty.

5. Spiced beans in the Town God Temple

The spiced beans in the Town God Temple are thin and fluffy, with even salt and frost, and are soft and chewy. It tastes delicious and sweet in the mouth, and it has no flavor.

6. Gao Qiao muffin

, also known as fine sand Melaleuca Cake, is shaped like a moon cake. The cake surface is golden yellow, smooth and smooth, with milky white around, hard bottom, distinct crisp skin, no impurities in the filling, thin skin and full filling, crisp and sweet.

7. Nanxiang Xiaolongbao

Steamed Xiaolongbao is small and exquisite, shaped like a pagoda, with transparent skin, glittering and translucent yellow, and a packet of soup is full of saliva and delicious. If you eat it with shredded ginger and balsamic vinegar and a bowl of shredded egg soup, it will taste better. Nanxiang steamed buns are famous for their thin skin, rich stuffing, heavy brine and delicious taste, and are one of the flavor snacks popular with customers at home and abroad.