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Ten Must-Try Xibei (NW Cuisine) Dishes in Shanghai

So you read about the 10 best Xibei restaurants in Shanghai and are addicted to the cumin, lamb and naan bread? Here are some of the northwest area of China’s best dishes that will please the whole family. 1. Lamb … Read More

Shanghai’s Best Shandong Cuisine (Lu Cai)

With a menu featuring deep fried veggies, braised pork belly and/or ribs, sweet potatoes, crispy fried pig intestine, candied sweet potatoes, and oysters: Lu cai, the food of Shandong province, is China’s soul food. Read on to find our picks … Read More

Foodie Flashcards: Face Bacon

Hungry to improve your Chinese vocabulary, but don’t know where to dig in? Welcome to our weekly Foodie Flashcard series. Follow along, study these morsels of knowledge, then dig in at your local restaurant to fully digest the information. How … Read More

Foodie Flashcards: Red-Braised Pork

Hungry to improve your Chinese vocabulary, but don’t know where to dig in? Welcome to our weekly Foodie Flashcard series. Follow along, study these morsels of knowledge, then dig in at your local restaurant to fully digest the information. How … Read More

Shanghai’s Best Art Galleries – Bund, West Bund & Former French Concession

China’s museum boom has taken the city by storm and is shifting the nation’s cultural capital from its traditional seat in Beijing to Shanghai. Although art spaces and institutions can be found scattered throughout the sprawling metropolis, the West Bund, … Read More