What is the most famous pastry in Shanghai?

Shanghai, as the capital of the integration of Chinese and Western cultures, can be described as a place where all rivers run into the sea, winning the strengths of many families.

There are so many special snacks in Shanghai that it's hard to list them one by one ... We can only introduce several snacks that are sought after by old Shanghainese from two parts: Chinese and Western. Chinese dim sum:

Qing Tuan

Seasonal food in Qingming Festival in April, wormwood juice is mixed with glutinous rice flour, and various fillings are added to make dumplings.

The traditional green balls that I ate as a child were basically filled with bean paste. Since a few years ago, a group of salted egg yolk meat floss has suddenly emerged from the "apricot blossom building", and a box is hard to find! It can be said that Shanghai's old-fashioned network is popular.

In the past two years, many old-fashioned cakes and snacks in Shanghai have also launched this online celebrity product, which is more varied in taste. In addition to traditional bean paste and lotus seed paste, there are various innovations such as salted egg yolk with minced meat, shredded chicken bacon, Malantou, matcha milk and so on. You can even eat the fresh taste of old Shanghai, and the taste of Cantonese Buddha jumping wall.

Recommended stores: Xinghualou, Wangjiasha, Hongkou Cake Group Factory, Shen Dacheng

Fresh meat moon cakes

Every Mid-Autumn Festival, queuing to buy fresh meat moon cakes is definitely a holiday standard for old Shanghainese. Basically, it is the traditional Soviet-style pastry, wrapped in fresh meat, fried or baked on both sides. The crust of the cake is crispy and waxy, the meat is full, salty and slightly sweet, just right.

especially in Guangming Village Hotel, the peak period is definitely more than 2 hours, and it is hard to find a cake during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Of course, eating it while it's hot is absolutely delicious. The moon cakes bought on the spot will leave a fragrance in your mouth.

In addition to the Mid-Autumn Festival, daily food will also be used as a regular product in major snack shops, which is not difficult to buy.

The taste has also been explored and improved. In addition to traditional fresh meat, pickled mustard tuber fresh meat and moss moon cakes, you can also buy crayfish, salted egg yolk, stinky aroma, pine nut element moon cakes and other flavors.

Recommended stores: Guangming Village Grand Restaurant, Taikang Food, Shanghai No.1 Food Store, and Laodafang in the West District

Xiaolongbao

As a landmark product in Shanghai, there are thousands of restaurants with different tastes. The thin skin is covered with pork and jelly, steamed and served with shredded ginger vinegar. The thin skin juice is delicious.

In addition to the traditional taste of fresh meat, there are shrimp fresh meat, egg yolk fresh meat and shepherd's purse fresh meat ..... With the season when hairy crabs are on the market, you must not miss the crab powder cage.

Steamed buns restaurants are found all over the streets, and you can't just go to the Chenghuang Temple to eat authentic food. Many old shops are hidden in unknown alleys, and I recommend several to you.

Recommended stores: Jiajia Tangbao, Fuchun Steamed Bun, Delong Pavilion and Nanxiang Steamed Bread Shop

Tiaotou Cake

Tiaotou Cake is a special pastry in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, which is made of glutinous rice flour and red bean paste. Some will be sprinkled with sweet osmanthus, with a soft and sweet taste, suitable for all ages.

It is said that in the Qing Dynasty, Qiaojiazha, a time-honored brand in Shanghai, introduced a top cake. Shen Dacheng, founded in Guangxu period, is famous in Shanghai as its main fist product.

the top cake is made of glutinous rice and late rice, which is crystal clear in appearance, smooth in taste, very strong without sticking teeth, and sweet bean paste stuffing, so it is suitable for breakfast and afternoon tea.

Recommended stores: Shen Dacheng Hongkou Pastry Factory

Other Chinese dim sum

Of course, there are many other Chinese dim sum, so I can't list them one by one.

For example, Shen Dacheng's eight-treasure rice, double-stuffed dumplings; Shaqima of the old Xiangzhai, small moss strips; Wang Jiasha's eight-treasure rice, crab powder dumplings; Vegetarian snacks in Kutokuhayashi and so on. If you want to try, you might as well come to Shanghai quickly. Western-style dim sum:

Butterfly Crisp

As the most exotic city in China, there is no doubt that Shanghainese love western-style dim sum. If you choose a gift, Butterfly Crisp must have a name.

The most famous one is the Butterfly Crisp in the international hotel. Turning the corner of Nanjing West Road, you can smell the sweet butter and see the long queue. Usually you can buy it within half an hour on weekdays, and it will be longer on holidays.

there are sizes and specifications, but the packaging is different. The thick smell of butter and milk, when eaten in one gulp, is crisp to the dregs, and the pastry with a little sugar can cure all unhappiness.

In addition to international hotels, there are many butterfly cakes from high-end cake shops that are also popular online. For example, the butterfly pastry in Michelin Lubsson restaurant is bigger than the face, and there are chocolate flavors.

recommended stores: international hotel, La Boutique de, Hastings

chestnut cake

How can there be no chestnut cake in autumn and winter in Shanghai? Because it was the season of chestnuts!

French, Japanese and improved Chinese, almost every dessert shop and cake shop with a name will serve products related to chestnut taste in autumn. Old Shanghainese's favorite ruby and chestnut cup are explosive all year round. The bakery of Capella Hotel, the super excellent player of French dessert, and the chestnut Montblanc limited every year are the signature products. Chai Tian West Point, founded by Japanese super-famous dessert chef Takeshi Shibata, also focuses on chestnut tart and Mongolian brown all the year round.

The dense and delicate taste of chestnut paste, coupled with the lightness of whipped cream and the sweetness of sugar-stained chestnuts, can not make people feel the taste of autumn and winter.

Recommended stores: Ruby, Chai Tian West Point, La Boulangerie, Smaka

Napoleon

How can Shanghainese who are foreign don't like Napoleon, a classic French product? Almost all the first-generation old-fashioned cake shops and cake shops in Shanghai will regard this product as an important main product.

With the endless landing of various online celebrity, the classics of the past still occupy a place in everyone's mind as reserved programs. Layers of pastry and rich cream still make people miss the crisp and dense taste.

The old bakery still retains the style of cheap and good quality, the taste is still nostalgic, and the materials used are so-so; Most of the emerging cake shops are exquisite in materials, exquisite in appearance, richer in taste and more in choices, which are more attractive to a new generation of young people.

recommended stores: Kaisiling Cake, Harsh's, LENOTRE, Caijiafa dessert.