Recommended Appetizers:
Fuzhu qiang mogu. 腐竹炝蘑菇. Yuba, or tofu skin, stir-fried with mushrooms, cilantro/coriander, and chilis – but this is not even slightly spicy. The chilis are for color. This dish has converted many a tofu hater!
Bai ye bao 百叶包 (Tofu sheets wrapped around round pork and shepherd’s purse, a local green).
Xin tai ruan 心太软 (literal translation is “the heart is too soft) it is glutinous rice stuffed in a date.
Xianji 咸鸡 (salted chicken) this is served cold and can also be eaten as both an appetizer or main.
Recommended Mains:
Hexia 河虾 are teeny tiny freshwater shrimp sautéed lightly and will pair with vinegar.
Hongshaorou 红烧肉 (red-braised pork) is a very popular Shanghai dish comprised of pork belly and soy sauce with hard boiled eggs. Must try Shanghai dish. (You can also get the hongshao braised pork shank instead of belly if you like a leaner cut, but this requires ordering in advance. (红烧蹄膀, hóngshāo tí pang)
Old Jesse Recommended Staple Dishes:
Address: 41 Tianping Lu, near Huaihai Lu; 天平路41号近淮海中路Telephone: +86 21 6282 9260Hours: 11am-2:30amAfter lunch (or before dinner) you can meander up Wukang Road to look at some of the old beautiful houses and architecture there as well as a free little museum that gives you a little history of the buildings on that road. Before you cross Huai Hai Road, there’s an apartment building that is that you’ll see that is very iconic building designed by Hudec architect. Here’s the wiki link. Definitely check it out!
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