Hu for short, Shanghai is a renowned international metropolis that is flourishing with every passing day and grabbing the attention of thousands of tourists towards its pulsating and vibrant ambiance that features a variety of alluring and spell casting attractions. This time plan your holiday trip for China and take cheap flights to Shanghai to explore its magnificence and grandeur. It is known to be the most influential technology, science, cultural, international trade, financial and economical centre of the country and apart from its modernization, the city’s multicultural flair endows the area with a distinguished and amazing glamour. Its skyline is truly enchanting that comprises the blend of old Shikumen lanes and new skyscrapers. The city has no shortage of wonderful and sparkling resorts when it comes to food and dinning. There are plenty of restaurants and eateries, famous for providing a plethora of Chinese cuisines.
Chou Du Fu is an amazing local delicacy of Shanghai and those who have tasted it once, come here time and again. “Smelly Tofu” that is also commonly find out in streets of the country is Fermented with a combination of Chinese herbs, meat, vegetables, sour milk for so many months, it is normally fried but can also be eaten as stewed, steamed or cold. The place is normally crowded with natives and with who have a special taste for original Chinese recipes.
Another legendry dish of this glorious area is Beggar’s Chicken that is made by wrapping the chicken in lotus leaves and placing in mud- finally baking it which was previously baked in soil in the bygone days. Once it is served the hardened clay crust is destroyed in front of the people so that they can stimulate their taste buds, seeing the tender and juicy chicken. Hairy Crab is cherished by thousands of tourists; it is a fresh water crab that is distinguished by its paws that contains patches of fur-like fuzz. Locals believe that its meat provides a cooling effect to the whole body and thus preferred by many travelers. It is a sweet and favorable seasonal dish that is mostly found in 5-star hotels and the best way to eat it is in toasted form. The well-known and famous eateries that serve this dish are Yanan-Xi Lu, Fuzhou Road and Wang Bao He Restaurant.
Don’t miss the chance to eat ‘Thousand-Year-Old Eggs’ also called as Pi Dan which are duck eggs preserved in ginger and lime. Despite its astonishing and amazing name, they are preserved for 100 days and are finally coated with a concoction of lime, lye, soda, wood ash, rice husks, tea and mud. The taste id very much sublime very different form the texture that is black yolk and dark brown albumen. You should also try Little Dragon Buns or Xiao Long Bao –yummy and mouth-watering. The restaurants that are very much known for serving best food in Shanghaii are Ad Domus, Hazara, Indalo, Jean Georges, Tandoor, M on the Bund and Three on the Bund.
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