🦀 Shanghai Cuisine
Shanghai Cuisine Recipes
Ba Bao Fan
is a classic Shanghai dish known for its distinctive flavors and authentic preparation methods. This traditional reci...
Shanghai Braised Duck
Shanghai braised duck is a centerpiece dish at family banquets and holiday dinners. The slow braising in soy sauce cr...
Shanghai Braised Eggplant
Oil-braised (youmen) is a classic Shanghai cooking technique where vegetables are first fried, then slowly braised in...
Braised Fish
A classic Shanghai grilled. Braised Fish is a traditional Shanghai dish known for its distinctive flavors and authent...
Cold Jellyfish Salad
A classic Shanghai salad. Cold Jellyfish Salad is a traditional Shanghai dish known for its distinctive flavors and a...
Hairy Crab Rice Cakes
Hairy crab rice cakes are the taste of autumn in Shanghai. When the hairy crab season arrives (September to December)...
Crab Roe Tofu
A classic Shanghai noodle. Crab Roe Tofu is a traditional Shanghai dish known for its distinctive flavors and authent...
Shanghai Crab Shell Pastry
Crab Shell Pastry is a classic Shanghai snack that has been sold in bakeries and street stalls since the early 1900s....
Dan Huang Nuo Mi Ji
is a classic Shanghai dish known for its distinctive flavors and authentic preparation methods. This traditional reci...
Deep Fried Pork Chop
A classic Shanghai fried. Deep Fried Pork Chop is a traditional Shanghai dish known for its distinctive flavors and a...
Drunken Chicken New (Shanghai Drunken Chicken)
Shanghai Drunken Chicken (Drunken Chicken New) is a classic Shanghai salad. A traditional Shanghai dish known for its...
Drunken Chicken (Chicken)
Chicken (Drunken Chicken) is a classic Shanghai dish. A traditional Shanghai dish known for its distinctive flavors a...
Shanghai Eight Treasure Duck
Eight Treasure Duck is a hallmark of Shanghai banquet cuisine, traditionally served at weddings, birthdays, and Chine...
Shanghai Eight Treasure Spicy Sauce
Eight Treasure Spicy Sauce originated in Shanghai in the 1920s and quickly became a classic of Shanghainese cuisine. ...
Fish Head Tofu Soup
A classic Shanghai dish. Fish Head Tofu Soup is a traditional Shanghai dish known for its distinctive flavors and aut...
Four Joy Ko Fu
A classic Shanghai grilled. Four Joy Ko Fu is a traditional Shanghai dish known for its distinctive flavors and authe...
Hairy Crab (Hairy Crab)
Hairy Crab (Hairy Crab) is a classic Shanghai dish. A traditional Shanghai dish known for its distinctive flavors and...
Four-Joy Kao Fu
Four-Joy Kao Fu is a beloved Shanghai vegetarian dish with Buddhist temple origins. The name refers to the four key i...
Lion Head (Lion Head)
Lion Head (Lion Head) is a classic Shanghai dish. A traditional Shanghai dish known for its distinctive flavors and a...
Shanghai Chao Nian Gao
is a classic Shanghai dish known for its distinctive flavors and authentic preparation methods. This traditional reci...
Shanghai Oil-Blasted Shrimp
Shanghai Oil-Blasted Shrimp is a classic Shanghai dish known for its distinctive flavors and authentic preparation me...
Pan Fried Bun (Pan Fried Bun)
Pan Fried Bun (Pan Fried Bun) is a classic Shanghai fried. A traditional Shanghai dish known for its distinctive flav...
Shanghai Pan-Fried Pork Buns
Shengjian bao originated in Shanghai in the early 1900s and has since become the city's culinary identity. The genius...
Shanghai Pork Rib Rice Cake
Pork Rib Rice Cake is a beloved Shanghai comfort dish that perfectly represents the city's culinary philosophy of bal...
Red Braised New (Shanghai Style Red Braised Pork)
Shanghai Style Red Braised Pork (Red Braised New) is a classic Shanghai stew. A traditional Shanghai dish known for i...
Shanghai Red-Braised Pork Belly
Shanghai's red-braised pork is sweeter and richer than other regional versions, reflecting the Jiangnan preference fo...
Shanghai Red-Braised Pork (Hong Shao Rou)
Hong Shao Rou has been a centerpiece of Shanghainese cuisine since the Qing Dynasty. Mao Zedong was famously fond of ...
Roasted Anchovy (Roasted Anchovy)
Roasted Anchovy (Roasted Anchovy) is a classic Shanghai grilled. A traditional Shanghai dish known for its distinctiv...
Savory Congee (Savory Congee)
Savory Congee (Savory Congee) is a classic Shanghai dish. A traditional Shanghai dish known for its distinctive flavo...
Shanghai Scallion Oil Noodles
This dish represents the Shanghai philosophy of 'less is more.' The magic lies entirely in the scallion oil — the sca...
Scallion Oil (Shanghai Scallion Oil Noodle)
Shanghai Scallion Oil Noodle (Scallion Oil) is a classic Shanghai fried. A traditional Shanghai dish known for its di...
Scallion Sea Cucumber (Scallion Sea Cucumber)
Scallion Sea Cucumber (Scallion Sea Cucumber) is a classic Shanghai dish. A traditional Shanghai dish known for its d...
Shanghai Lion's Head Meatballs (Sìxǐ Wánzi)
Shanghai Lion's Head Meatballs (Sìxǐ Wánzi) is a classic Shanghai dish known for its distinctive flavors and authenti...
Shanghai Fried Noodles with Shredded Pork
Shanghai fried noodles are a daily staple — the kind of dish Shanghai people eat at least once a week. The thick, che...
Shanghai Pan-Fried Pork Buns (Shēngjiān Bāo)
Shēngjiān bāo is Shanghai's answer to xiaolongbao — a street food that inspires devotion and debate. The best shēngji...
Shanghai Red-Braised Pork (Hong Shao Rou)
Hong Shao Rou has been a centerpiece of Shanghainese cuisine since the Qing Dynasty. Mao Zedong was famously fond of ...
Shanghai Scallion Oil Noodles (Cōng Yóu Miàn)
Cōngyóu bànmiàn is the soul of Shanghai home cooking. It is a dish that every Shanghainese person grew up eating — si...
Shanghai Smoked Fish (Xun Yu)
Xun Yu is a misnomer — there's no actual smoking involved. The dish originated from the need to preserve fish before ...
Shanghai Sweet and Sour Spareribs
Sweet and sour spareribs represent the Shanghai love for the interplay of sweet and sour flavors. Unlike Cantonese sw...
Sheng Jian Bao
is a classic Shanghai dish known for its distinctive flavors and authentic preparation methods. This traditional reci...
Shanghai Sizzling Eel Shreds
Sizzling Eel Shreds is one of Shanghai's most dramatic dishes — the final pouring of smoking-hot oil over the eel cre...
Shanghai Smoked Fish (Sweet Soy-Marinated)
Despite its name, Shanghai 'smoked' fish is never actually smoked. The name comes from the dark color the fish takes ...
Steamed Tripe Knots (Steamed Tripe Knots)
Steamed Tripe Knots (Steamed Tripe Knots) is a classic Shanghai dish. A traditional Shanghai dish known for its disti...
Stinky Tofu Shanghai
A classic Shanghai dish. Stinky Tofu Shanghai is a traditional Shanghai dish known for its distinctive flavors and au...
Stir Fried Rice Cake
A classic Shanghai fried. Stir Fried Rice Cake is a traditional Shanghai dish known for its distinctive flavors and a...
Stir Fried Shrimp (Stir Fried Shrimp)
Stir Fried Shrimp (Stir Fried Shrimp) is a classic Shanghai dish. A traditional Shanghai dish known for its distincti...
Strip Cake (Strip Cake)
Strip Cake (Strip Cake) is a classic Shanghai pastry. A traditional Shanghai dish known for its distinctive flavors a...
Shanghai Fermented Rice Dumplings
Jiuniang Yuanzi is a treasured Shanghai dessert that traces back to the Tang Dynasty. The fermented rice wine (jiunia...
Sweet Lotus Root
A classic Shanghai rice. Sweet Lotus Root is a traditional Shanghai dish known for its distinctive flavors and authen...
Shanghai Vegetable Spring Rolls
Spring rolls are a Shanghai dim sum classic, especially popular during the Spring Festival. The Shanghai version emph...
Wonton Soup
A classic Shanghai dumpling. Wonton Soup is a traditional Shanghai dish known for its distinctive flavors and authent...
Shanghai Soup Dumplings (Xiaolongbao)
Xiaolongbao originated in the Shanghai suburb of Nanxiang during the late Qing Dynasty (around 1875). The original Na...
Xiaolongbao New (Shanghai Crab Roe Xiaolongbao)
Shanghai Crab Roe Xiaolongbao (Xiaolongbao New) is a classic Shanghai steamed. A traditional Shanghai dish known for ...
You Bao Xia
is a classic Shanghai dish known for its distinctive flavors and authentic preparation methods. This traditional reci...