Shanghai 09 - part 2

An ex-colleague bought me dinner in Shanghai. Wanted him to bring me to something very local, but due to time factor, we ended up in a popular local chain restaurant, 小南国。

Pardon the quality, that was the best I could do with the Coolpix. Lighting was terrible and the table top was glass, so very difficult to get decent clean background.

烤麸 - some fried bean curd













酱鸭 - duck in special gravy



















醉鸡 - drunken chicken















黄油蟹炒年糕 - fried crab with shanghai niangao

Shanghai 09 - part 1

Been really busy the past 2 months. Here's the long overdue post from the trip to Shanghai during end of July.

小笼包 (xiaolongbao) from 豫园/城隍庙

Supposedly famous/must try joint. Very crowded, filled with tourists both local and foreign. This joint sells nothing but 小笼包 and an egg soup. I consider this place over-rated. It is tasty but slightly oily and the meat fatty.