Shanghai in 12 Dishes How to Eat Like You Live There

by Kitchen, Leanne; Suvalko, Antony

• ISBN13: 9780473379087
• ISBN10: 0473379082
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2019-06-01
• Publisher: Red Pork Press Ltd

Summary

Focusing squarely on Shanghainese cuisine, the emphasis here is as much on what to eat as it is on where to eat. Structured around 12 iconic dishes, this pocket-sized book features meaty information on each dish, guiding you to the places you can find them. Dishes such as sheng jian bao (pan-fried pork buns), xiao lóng bao (soup dumplings), lion’s head meatballs, red-cooked pork, squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, and crab-braised tofu. Such dishes define Shanghai and you’d be nuts to leave town without discovering them. Shanghai in 12 Dishes doesn't stop at just 12 dishes, however. The restaurants listed represent so much more than these essential bites—this book merely gives you starting points for making culinary finds. All you need is a sharpened sense of adventure and to throw yourself into Shanghai's incredible world of food.

Author Biography

Red Pork Press is a small, dynamic publishing company founded by Antony Suvalko and Leanne Kitchen. Based in New Zealand and Australia, Red Pork Press brings together years of food-travel publishing experience and a passion for world cuisines. A particular interest in Asia saw the pair write The Real Food of China and East, Culinary Adventures in Southeast Asia, both illustrated recipe collections. From making content for international airlines to feature writing for international magazines, the pair bring their formidable talents and insights to the In 12 Dishes series.

Table of Contents

About Shanghai .....................................................4
About Shanghai food ............................................8
No 1 Pan-fried buns …………...............................12
Count to 10 ............................................................17
No 2 Soup dumplings …………............................18
A tale of 2 teahouses ............................................24
No 3 Breakfast pancake .......................................32
Breakfast like a champion: a field guide ............34
No 4 Noodles .........................................................42
The Former French Concession: an A-Z guide ..48
No 5 Appetisers .....................................................58
No 6 Pork with rice cakes .....................................64
Food streets............................................................68
No 7 Crab-braised tofu ..........................................74
The essential hairy crab ........................................78
No 8 Lion’s head meatballs ...................................80
Tips from the top: a celebrity chef’s picks ..........84
No 9 Beggar’s chicken ..........................................86
A day trip to Suzhou ..............................................90
No 10 Squirrel-shaped mandarin fish ..................98
Bars with killer views ...........................................102
No 11 Red-cooked pork ........................................108
Where to walk the pork off ...................................112
No 12 Eight treasure rice ......................................118
Shanghai gift shopping .........................................122
Shanghai map ........................................................136