Shanghai Special Snacks and Their Culture

Shanghai's special snacks, we first think of fried dumplings, Nanxiang steamed buns, Kaiyang onion noodles, Begonia cakes, crab shell yellow and so on. Just from the names of these special snacks, it seems to cover all kinds of flavors in the north and south, including the pasta culture in the north and the eating habits of rice cakes in the south. Shanghai is an immigrant city, and most of Shanghai's special snacks are immigrant culture, which is a special product of immigrants combined with local diet.

Shanghai snacks were recorded in the Southern Song Dynasty. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Shanghai became a famous city in the southeast, and its production became more and more exquisite. In the Qing Dynasty, with the increasing prosperity of Shanghai's commerce, all kinds of rice-flour snacks became more abundant in season. In the late Qing Dynasty, after Shanghai was listed as a foreign trade port, it gradually absorbed the essence of local snacks, almost covering the characteristics of major places in the country, and developed and perfected it to form its own characteristics.

Shanghai snacks are characterized by diverse tastes, both north and south; Strict material selection and fine production; It should be seasonal and change with time; The supply is convenient and flexible. Various cuisines gathered in Shanghai, and after the alternation, coexistence and combination of the old and the new, the present Shanghai cuisine was formed. Today, Shanghai has formed Beijing School, Foreign School, Sichuan School and Shanghai School, including Suzhou, Wuxi, Ningbo, Hangzhou and so on.

The particularity of Shanghai's specialty snacks is closely related to its geographical location and economic development, because Shanghai is located near Suzhou and Hangzhou, which is known as a paradise on earth, and has been greatly influenced by rich culture and economy. Half a century ago, snacks in Shanghai were mainly the daily breakfast of local people, and the local seasonal flavor was relatively heavy, such as spring equinox, summer equinox and autumn equinox, and fixed local snacks were used as seasonal food souvenirs.

If you come to Shanghai to play, don't forget to taste Shanghai food! Here are some special restaurants for you to choose from: Shanghai Benbang Restaurant is famous for its old hotel and Dexing Restaurant. Famous Beijing restaurants include Yanyunlou and Beijing Hotel. Yang Bang Restaurant was the first hotel to promote Yangzhou. At present, the famous Cantonese cuisine in Shanghai is Xinya Cantonese Restaurant and Xinghualou. In addition, there are many delicious places, such as snacks in Yunnan Road Food Street, side dishes in Zhapu Road and snacks in the Old Town God Temple. , will make you unforgettable!

Please adopt it in time! ! !