General Thread on China

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As last week's Monday dinner at Zhujiajiao ancient dinner was bad, thought I go to downtown of Qingpu district of Shanghai for dinner the next day. Found a restaurant known as Pipa

Chicken soup

Leaf wrapped pork belly

Stewed tofu

Pork in tofu soup

The spread

Ate less than half

 

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Spend a day in Shanghai on Wednesday 17th Apr here are some videos I took

The famous Huai Hai Road


Shanghai's subway

 

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Night scene in Shanghai



Midnight supper in Shanghai

 

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This is possibly the best xiaolongbao (soup dumpling) in Shanghai but for me this is probably the best in the world

Queue

Always packed

Order and pay at the counter

Number written on the bill is the order number

Seaweed soup

Here comes the first basket of xiaolongbao, pork and crab meat

Beautiful thin skin

More xiaolongbao, crab meat and roe xiaolongbao

See how soft and juicy it is

Have it with ginger and vinegar

 

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Last post for this trip. Every trip to Shanghai will never miss to visit Di Shui Dong restaurant, a Hunan cuisine that's very authentic

First dish is a salad

Fermented beans stir fry

Vegetable jelly

Mapo tofu

Pork ribs

Fish head steamed with chili

Pork with preserved vege

Yellow wine

 

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Leaving for Shanghai on Sunday night

late dinner

Arriving in Shanghai

 

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Morning scene in the center of Shanghai, Huang He Road near People's Square

 

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My "must go" for every trip to Shanghai, had breakfast here

Always crowded

Busy making xiao-long-bao

Seaweed eggg clear soup

prawn-pork xiao-long-bao

crab-pork xiao-long-bao

Breakfast 75 RMB or $14.60

 

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The above is a very popular shop always long queue

 

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This is Shanghai's famous fried dumplings

Cook making fried dumplings


Lunch

Soupy and juicy inside

 

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Took a walk to Shanghai's Bund area last night

 

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Dinner on Sunday at my favourite Hunan restaurant in Shanghai - Di Shui Dong

Always crowded with foreigners and locals

梅菜扣肉 - braised pork belly with preserved plum vegetables

Fried Spicy prawns on skewers

Mutton with herbs and chili

Sour long beans

Mapo tofu

Pork ribs with spices

Mao's stew pork belly

 

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After a meeting on Monday supplier brought me to a hotpot restaurant



Love the chopsticks

Sauces

3 flavours hot pot

Vegetables

Mutton and beef

Frozen tofu

Fish

 

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Arrived in Guangzhou on Sunday for a short trip. Went to a great wanton noodle shop

Simple but flavourful, soup savoury with smell of dry fish

Beef noodle

 

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A typical Guangdong traditional market selling all sorts of live animals for cunsumption

 

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Sunday went to a popular restaurant in Guangzhou

Fully booked

Lotus soup

Roast goose

Minced pork with salted fish

Steam fish

Steamed tofu with beef

Sweet and sour pork ribs

 

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Try the Guangzhou metro

 

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Lunch, Hakka cuisine in Foshan China on Monday

Tofu with stuffed pork and vegetables

Hand shred salted chicken

Roast goose

Stuffed bitter gourd

Stir fry vegetables

 

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Visited Shunde City near Guangzhou and invited to a high end local Shunde restaurant.

Puffer fish

Live Seafood

Dining

Tea