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Shanghai cuisine, also known as Benbang cuisine. Shanghai dishes often appear red and shiny because they use soy sauce for seasoning. It aims at lightness in flavor and is mellower and slightly sweet in taste compared to some other Chinese cuisines. Sweet and sour is a typical Shanghai taste. China has a very large number of traditional foods, which are divided into eight major cuisines. It is the youngest of the ten major cuisines of China, although it still has a more than 400 years of history.
Our recommendation。
Want to know what you can eat in Shanghai? Want to try traditional food in Shanghai? We've got some great suggestions, all from locals!
Restaurant Recommendation
- Jianguo 328 Bistro- No.328 Jianguo West Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai
Main: Shanghai local cuisine, red date glutinous rice dumplings, braised pork, Shanghai vegetable rice
- Da Hu Chun- Numerous branches
Main: Classic fried buns
- Xie San Bao- No.74 Nanhui Road
Main Promotion: Crab Meat Noodles
Red braised pork belly
A classic pork dish from mainland China, red-cooked using pork belly, sweet and delicious
Fried Buns/ShengJian
pan-fried baozi which is a specialty of Shanghai. It is typically filled with pork and gelatin that melts into soup/liquid when cooked.
Steamed hairy crab
Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs are a specialty in and around Shanghai and are most plump in the fall. They are steamed and seasoned with minced ginger and vinegar, making them very tasty.
This crab meat is also used to make the crab noodles.
Sweet and Sour Ribs
Like its name, it is sweet and sour, made from pork ribs, and it is a home-style dish that varies slightly from family to family, each with its own flavor.
