What’s special about Gan Guo is not that it’s spicy but it’s very versatile. You can mix it with different proteins, different greens and veggies. Of course the essence got to be the Hunan spice (or Hunan heat)!
Has anyone tried? It’s less than 10RMB/cup but not sure about the quality?
How many dishes do you recognize? Not all of them are the most typical Ben-Bang-Cai (本帮菜) yet they are all local dishes that are enjoyed by local Chinese!
Allow me to say a few more words about the background of this - we are trying to match make travelers with local homes in China so they get a taste of the local authentic food (plus meeting local). On this occasion, we are joined by a food writer from World of Chinese, and he wrote an excellent piece on how you don’t find Ben-Bang-Cai (本帮菜) easily in heart of the megacity but in everyday local’s home.
It’s in Hongqiao International Airport Terminal 1. It’s the China Eastern lounge I believe. And the massage chairs are free to use!
We’ve started hosting foreign travelers at home for those who want to enjoy a home cooked meal. Yesterday we welcomed guests from Russia and Bahamas (a rare combination!). Upon respecting their privacy, we masked their faces but you can tell they really enjoyed the meal and making dumplings together!
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As an agricultural society for thousands of years, 24 solar terms not only guide how farmers operate, but how families eat as well in China. As we enter Xiaoman (Small Full Grain), certain ingredients become the center of attention - like Loquat (pipa). The flower blossom in autumn, bears fruit in winter, and start to ripe in late spring. Now is the season where Loquat has the sweetest and juiciest taste.
Who’s in for this lunch?
As traveler, I always crave to taste local food (or curious what locals eat). As you see, in Chinese table (it’s in Shanghai) we can have a mixed of western style and eastern style (look at the baked cheese on the long leg crab, and the fried pork neck).
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Continuing our series on tasty Chinese dishes that foreigners might not know…today we introduce Qian Ban Dou Miao (巧拌豆苗). In the northern China, there are less leafy greens (because of the climate), so Dou Miao (or Pea Sprouts) becomes one of the rare, decent greens for the cuisine there.
With shredded potato and the sauce, it can be a refreshing appetizer!
It’s a place called Shenyuli (慎余里), apparently an old alley in Shanghai converted into modern high end restaurant and shopping area
Was delighted to see this after strolling in a park in Qingpu. I’ll leave the answer in the comment…
Since the inception earlier the year, home dining experience has become a new uprising trend for travelers! And we got even more popular with this featured article by Michelin contributor, Sophie Steiner.
I have posted before to ask Redditors what Chinese dishes surprised you the most when you visited. There were 10+ good answers and La Zi Ji was one of them.
The real La Zi Ji in the Chongqing / Sichuan area boasts to have more chili than chicken…
Background: Hi there! While I’m working in food travel industry China, I discover that sometimes foreign travelers stick to their own food because they are not familiar with the local Chinese dishes…hence this series of Chinese dishes you didn’t know (but super tasty!)
Di San Xian is common and delicious! A great example of how Chinese mix different ingredients together in an unexpected, but harmonious way
For any one who would like to a deeper look into local’s home
For someone who’s visited Harvard in Massachusetts before…this can’t be authorized by the school? And look at the price…
The weather was perfect for a walk so we decided to venture out with our 2.5 month old for the first time! The park is called 赵巷体育公园 (Zhaoxiang Sports Park) and it’s amazingly accessible
To be exact, 5:15am in May. I didn’t expect it to be this bright. Feels like the middle of the day.
Hi travelers! A few months ago we started an initiative to match make travelers with local hosts in Shanghai. You can go to a local’s home and enjoy a home-cooked meal. We have got good feedback so far as these created opportunities and connections that otrhweise wouldn’t happen!
One of my previous posts on “home dining in China with a scientist from Seattle” got pretty viral here so I thought I would share a piece of happy news with all the travelers who are planning to come to China: our new travel experience got featured by a Michelin contributor, Sophie Steiner!
Coz it’s the golden holiday! Even suburb of Shanghai, Sijing (泗泾) saw a large crowd (think 1.5 hours from downtown)