Must-buy specialties when traveling in Shanghai

Must-buy specialties for Shanghai travel

The May Day holiday has begun. Are you ready to go home for the holiday? Are you ready for the gifts? Here are the must-buy items for Shanghai travel carefully edited by me. Specialties, welcome to read!

★ Pastries★

Shanghai’s pastries are very famous throughout the country, and the elderly and children alike love them when they take them home. You don’t need to buy too much, you can choose each flavor, after all, you will get tired of eating too many pastries.

Pear Paste Candy

Shanghai Pear Paste Candy has a long history, its origins can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty. It is now famous at home and abroad. There are also various varieties of Pear Paste Candy, including Baiguo Pear Paste Candy and Ham. There are twenty or thirty kinds of pear candy, rose pear candy, etc. Especially the cough-relieving pear candy is very popular and can usually be purchased at pear candy stores.

Buying guide

Exclusively sold in Yuyuan Shanghai Ligao Candy Store

Crab shell yellow

Crab shell golden yellow and crispy, because it looks so similar It is named after the steamed crab shell. There are four kinds of fillings: shepherd's purse, scallion oil, sugar, and bright oil bean paste. You can choose according to the taste of the gift recipient, and it is often used as a gift with hemp cake.

Purchasing Guide

Wuwan Bakery at the intersection of Weihaiwei Road, Shimen 1st Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai is the most authentic

Zongzi

Buying Zongzi in Shanghai Generally, they think of Wufangzhai, which is vacuum-packed and suitable for portability and gifting to friends or elders. They all like it very much.

Purchasing Guide

No. 28, Yunnan South Road, Huangpu District (near Yan'an Middle Road). If you find it difficult to get it, there is also a store in the underground aisle of Shanghai South Station where you can buy it before getting on the bus.

Kanaze No. 1 Cake

Kanazawa No. 1 Cake comes in two varieties: pine nut and salt and pepper, suitable for people who don’t like sweets. Moreover, this pastry has a very good meaning. If there are students in the family who are facing the high school entrance examination, they can send some back to express their blessings.

Purchasing Guide

It is sold in many stores in Jinze Town, Qingpu District, and also in major food supermarkets

★ Wearables★

Of course, the most famous thing in Jiangnan is silk. Bring some beautiful silk scarves to female elders or friends at home, and your female popularity index will greatly increase. However, straight men are advised not to believe it. Bring a girl to help you choose your own aesthetic.

Purchasing Guide

Famous brands such as Shanghai Story and Silk King all have large shops on Nanjing Road, offering silk scarves and cheongsams

Shanghai Women’s Cream< /p>

"Shanghai Woman's Cream" is a long-established domestic product. It is said that the effect of applying it on hands is very good in preventing cracks. Now it also has a series of peripheral products, which are excellent for personal use and giving to others.

Purchasing Guide

Many shops in Chenghuang Temple, Qibao Old Street, and Tianzifang sell them. I saw them on sale on Nanjing East Road a few days ago

Nanxiang Xiaolongbao

Nanxiang Xiaolongbao is one of the classic food representatives in Shanghai. Every time I go to the Chenghuang Temple, I see Nanxiang Xiaolongbao in front of it. The long queue shows how popular it is.

Buying Guide

There are only two authentic Nanxiang Xiaolong in Shanghai, one is in Chenghuang Temple (Nanxiang Steamed Bun Shop next to Jiuqu Bridge), and the other is in Nanxiang Guyi Garden ( No. 218, Huyi Road, Nanxiang Town, Jiading District), there are gift boxes that can be given away.

Spiced beans

No trip to Shanghai has been complete without trying the spiced beans from the Old Town God’s Temple! If you ask the aunties in Shanghai what specialties to buy, you will definitely hear this sentence. This food was first created by Shanghai City God Temple? Guo Ji Xinglong Spiced Bean Shop? It is a bit salty at first, but the more you chew it, the more fragrant it becomes. It is a good choice whether as a snack or as a side dish with wine, but it is not suitable for those with bad teeth. People.

Purchasing Guide

No. 1 Fangbang Road, Huangpu District (near the Town God’s Temple), Spiced Bean Store (Yuyuan Road Store), No. 104 Yuyuan Road, Huangpu District

High Gaoqiao waffles

Gaoqiao waffles, also known as thin sand layer cakes, are one of the famous specialty products in Gaoqiao Town, Shanghai. Gaoqiao waffles have exquisite processing technology, are oily but not greasy, sweet and refreshing , named for its crispy texture.

Purchasing Guide

To eat college waffles, you still have to go to Gaoqiao Town, and by the way, bring back: Gaoqiao Town’s four traditional Han nationality waffles, sponge cake, thin crisp, and pinch Crispy meat mooncakes

Fresh meat mooncakes

Shanghai’s fresh meat mooncakes have their own unique way of making them. They are different from Yangzhou’s fresh meat mooncakes and Guangzhou’s barbecued pork cakes. Authentic Shanghainese seafood mooncakes are fried in a pan.

Buying Guide

Guangming Village Restaurant, No. 588, Huaihai Middle Road, Zhenlaobang, No. 536, Nanjing East Road

Stir-fried Pork & Lotus Leaf Wrapped Pork

The pork belly is pork belly tied with palm leaves, stewed with soy sauce and other condiments. It is fat but not greasy, and has the fragrance of palm leaves. Some stores have vacuum packaging, so you can eat it by popping it in the microwave at home.

Buying Guide

Qingpu Zhujiajiao, Qibao

Fengjing Dingti

Fengjing Dingti was founded in the second year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty Ding Yixing Hotel is frozen but not hard in winter, hot and condensed in summer, and can be stored for five to six days without a refrigerator on hot days without deterioration. It tastes delicious when eaten cold or glutinous when eaten steamed. No matter how you eat it, it will make you want to die.

Buying Guide

The most authentic hooves can be purchased at Ding Yixing, a century-old brand (No. 4, Lane 8588, Tingfeng Road, Fengjing Town, Jinshan). They are packaged in bamboo baskets and can be taken away for delivery. people.

Crabs

Shanghai’s two most famous crabs are Chongming old hairy crabs and Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs from Suzhou next door. Every early autumn, plump hairy crabs are on the market, and Shanghai gourmets become more and more enthusiastic about eating crabs. They pour vinegar on the crabs and mix them with ginger, and pair them with hot rice wine. The delicious taste of the crabs is the most unforgettable at this moment.

Purchasing Guide

There are many kinds of seafood in Tongchuan Road Aquatic Products Wholesale Market, but it is best to bring your own electronic scale?

Xin Changfa Sugar-Fried Chestnuts

Known as the "New Long Hair" Chestnut King, the chestnuts look yellow when peeled off, and taste sweet and soft when eaten in the mouth. They are both roasted and sold in bulk and in vacuum packaging.

Buying Guide

All major food stores have special counters

★ Summary of Shanghai specialty stores★

Wufangzhai (Shanghai South) (In the underground aisle of the station)

Reason: You can take the things you buy here before getting on the bus, eliminating the hassle of purchasing.

Changchun Food Store (No. 619, Huaihai Middle Road)

Reason: The most famous time-honored brand in Shanghai. Butterfly puff pastry, fresh meat mooncakes, various biscuits, there are so many varieties.

Qibao Souvenir Specialty (No. 94, North Street, Qibao Town)

Reason: The square cake rice wine is a must-buy. It tastes good, but the price is a bit expensive. It is also a good gift for relatives and friends. of.

West District Laodafang (No. 50 Wanhangdu Road)

Reason: A century-old brand with the most Shanghai flavor. I have to queue up every time I come here. The shaqima inside is soft and not sticky to the teeth. I recommend the large red sausage, fresh meat mooncakes, and puff pastry stuffing.

Shen Dacheng (No. 353, Nanjing East Road)

Reason: Every time I go to Nanjing Road and pass this store, there are always so many people. I used to go there to buy and eat when I was a child, but now I still buy it often because it’s delicious.

Shanghai Harbin Food Factory (No. 615, Huaihai Middle Road)

Reason: The price of this store is not cheap, but the quality is good, and the elderly and children will like it when they take it home!

Laoxiangzhai (No. 720, Nanjing East Road)

Reason: It is a time-honored brand in Shanghai with many varieties, such as Shaqima, Xiaomosiao, Butterfly Pastry, etc., which are all Shanghai specialties. Especially recommended is the egg yolk cake, which is very suitable for the elderly.

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