My family and I have always loved to explore delicious food from all over the world and share it with friends.
We look forward to brand new regional scenery, different people's sophistication, novel and delicious food.
Today we bring you:
上海美食
I went to Shanghai to live with Bill for a while. It was not a short three or five days but a full two and a half months. Although
is a bit extravagant, this rare and unforgettable day is of special significance to me, because it is the time when I left Shanghai 33 years ago to live here again like a local.
In every place, finding and experiencing local food is the main task and interest of Bill and me. After more than two months, we have gained a new understanding of modern Shanghai cuisine and decided to make some of these dishes into our own recipes.
As a person who has feelings for Shanghai, what I like the most is not an exquisite meal, but an ordinary Shanghai breakfast.
Sometimes, no matter how hard you try to copy a beloved dish or snack at home, you still can't show the atmosphere and memories in our minds. For me, breakfast stalls in Shanghai are like this.
is in a busy street next to the busy and orderly traffic. At the corner of the alley, the students are full of vigor and hurried on their way. At the gate of the community, they talked and laughed with the grandma who had returned from exercise.
These people, these things, these scenes, will be integrated into a small breakfast, and become your good memories throughout the day or for a long time.
During that time we often walked on the streets and alleys of Shanghai at dawn, looking for the early stall in our minds, until we finally saw the steaming flatbread, the golden fried dough sticks, and the fragrant. Soy milk and delicious wonton soup...
Shanghai people who understand and love life, what do they eat for breakfast? Shiyujia, let you take a look!
Starting from the most common "Four King Kong", then to the net red Xiaolongbao and wonton soup, as well as the little-known but authentic locals often eat hot sauce soup. Let me count these authentic old Shanghai traditional breakfasts.
1. Flatbread (puffed sesame flatbread)
This kind of flatbread is fried and baked in a special stove, and it tastes crispy and crispy Full of sesame aroma. Rectangular ones are salty, round ones are sweet.
Shiyujia also has a homemade Shanghai flatbread recipe, which has not been released yet. If you want to learn, please continue to follow us.
2. 油条
Is there any more popular breakfast than youtiao? Even if fried food is defined as unhealthy, the popularity of fried dough sticks has not diminished. This kind of light, crisp and wonderful food has already occupied the taste buds of most Shanghainese.
It’s not easy to make deep-fried dough sticks at home. Fortunately, I have developed a very worry-free and delicious deep-fried dough stick. Please see here ( restore the taste of childhood, Homemade Anxin You Tiao ).
3. Soy milk
There must be soy milk where there are fritters. The delicious breakfast stall must be fresh handmade soy milk. The flavor varies according to the owner's production method. You can decide whether to add sugar or not.
A mouthful of fried dough sticks and a mouthful of soy milk. The deep-fried dough meets the warm soy milk, forming a more wonderful mouthfeel and taste.
4. 粢饭
I like to eat the original flavor of 粢 rice wrapped fritters, but most people like to add something: sugar, pork floss or pickles, the taste will be better Heavier.
If you have tried flatbreads or fried dough sticks with soy milk, you must also try gluten rice with soy milk.
Shiyujia has not released a recipe for fried dough sticks and pork floss rice, please look forward to it.
The above four are the four kings of breakfast in Shanghai. An international metropolis like Shanghai has integrated the food culture of the whole country and the world over the years, and the choice of breakfast is also There are many varieties, but these four "warriors" have survived the vicissitudes of life and still stand tall.
For many old Shanghai (including myself), they are the symbol of the taste of hometown and the most secure and practical taste.
In addition to the four most basic, there are many options for authentic Shanghai breakfast.
Fortunately, not far from our residence at the time was a snack street, and various stalls were opened in the morning.
5. Shengjianbao
Even if you have never been to Shanghai, you must have heard the name of Shanghai Shengjianbao. These golden, juicy and juicy little buns are full of allure and guilt, making you unable to stop eating.
When I was about to gobble up, Bill took this photo of me, just to tell you how delicious it is.
I am still working on the self-made method, I am looking forward to my results.
6. 汤圆
Shanghai people also like to eat a bowl of glutinous rice balls in the morning, sweet and salty. I am used to eating noodles early, and occasionally come to a bowl of sweet and glutinous glutinous rice balls.
Shiyujia’s homemade glutinous rice balls recipe, please see here (happiness and happiness are in it | black sesame glutinous rice balls) .
7. Fried dumplings and scallion pancakes
Fried dumplings no longer need to be introduced. Chinese people are all experts in eating dumplings. Everyone has their own favorite stuffing and way of eating dumplings. But whether you like meat or vegetable fillings, boiled dumplings or steamed dumplings, when you arrive in Shanghai, you must come and try this fried dumpling sold in a big pan.
Speaking of Shanghai scallion pancakes, look at this photo to know how delicious they are.
The surface layer of green onions has been fried a bit browned, the scallion oil penetrates into the noodles, becoming more and more delicious; the inner layer of green onions is still bright green, one bite off the outer crispy and inner tenderness layer by layer.
Want to try it at home? No problem, take a look at 食yujia’s minimalist version of scallion pancake , as well as a short video.
8. Shanghai Wonton Soup
In terms of popularity, Wonton Soup is a soup breakfast second only to soy milk. A serving of scallion pancake and a bowl of wonton soup will make up for a day.
Shanghai's wontons are divided into big wontons and small wontons. Thick soup base, topped with seaweed, shredded egg, dried shrimp skin and chopped green onion. Add a little rice vinegar, it's really fresh!
Similarly, please refer to 食域家Wonton Recipe .
9. Pancakes and Egg Filling
Speaking of pancakes and egg fillings, although everyone will think it is a special feature of Tianjin and Beijing. But they have been introduced to Shanghai for a long time, and they are doing very well.
The two families we saw happened to be couples.
At the pancake stall, the husband wearing a clean and tidy chef's clothes is at the stall, and the wife skillfully cooperates with the sauce.
On the egg filling stall, the proprietress wearing a mask and gloves puts the freshly made cakes and puts lettuce on the stack Pass it to the guests.
If you are walking on the street and see a breakfast shop like this, you might as well stop and buy a try. How is it different from what you eat in the north?
may be a little more refined attitude, perhaps adding a bit of urban atmosphere.
10. Babao spicy noodle soup
There is a saying that Shanghai women like small wontons and Shanghai men prefer spicy noodles.
Babao hot sauce is an authentic local flavor of old Shanghai, and it is also the most popular topping in Shanghai noodle dishes. It is a typical way to maximize the deliciousness of the simplest ingredients.
Bill has developed an authentic eight-treasure chili sauce recipe, which foodies will share with you.
Shanghai breakfast stalls are very common, just ask you to find a few delicious ones, you must not miss them when you go to Shanghai.
The breakfast in the hotel is delicious, but in terms of authentic Shanghai flavor, it is definitely not as hot as the steamy food you can buy by the small stall in the alley on the street and crowded among the crowd.
