■日本語説明は下方 Shanghai cuisine (上海菜), also known as Hu cuisine (沪菜), is a popular style of Chinese food. In a narrow sense, Shanghai cuisine refers only to what is traditionally called Benbang cuisine (本帮菜) which originated in Shanghai; in a broad sense, it refers to complex and developed styles of cooking… Continue Reading 【天満】上海料理 紫微星 Shanghai Cuisine

If you only had one day in Shanghai, what should you eat? Shanghai native and self-described foodie Wilson Mao takes us on a food crawl to try some of his favorite places. This is the ninth episode of our 13-part series on Chinese food called Eat China. In the next… Continue Reading Shanghai Food Tour: Best Soup Dumplings, Pan-Fried Buns, and River Shrimp Ceviche – Eat China (S1E9)

The food of Shanghai and neighboring Jiangsu Province tends to be sweet. Dishes include sweet and sour fish, sweet soup dumplings, and red-braised duck made with rock sugar. How did sugar become such a big part of this region’s food? This is the eighth episode of our 13-part series on… Continue Reading Why Is Shanghai Food So Sweet? – Eat China (S1E8)