DINING
LOCAL DELIGHTS
PAN-FRIED BUN Pan-fried buns are delicious and you can find them everywhere in Shanghai. Juicy but with a crispy bottom, there are fully fermented, partly fermented and non-fermented options, and you can choose different meat fillings.
FU HE HUI There are a lot of vegetarian restaurants in Shanghai, but Fu He Hui gets first mention from many of the city’s food aficionados. Unlike some other vegetarian restaurants, it maintains the belief that its dishes’ ingredients should retain their originality. Surrounded by a group of old villas, the restaurant’s interior was designed by Lv Yongzhong to have a homey feeling. There are three set menus, all offering eight courses but prices differ depending on the ingredients you choose. Menus are updated seasonally and only the freshest, healthiest ingredients are used – keep an eye out for uncommon ingredients that are notoriously hard to procure and rarely found on restaurant menus. OPEN 11am–2.30pm and 5–10pm daily ADDRESS 1037 Yuyuan Road, Changning District CONTACT +86 21 3980 9188
PUBEN BY JEREME LEUNG Jereme Leung was one of the earliest Asian chefs to mix Western and Chinese cuisines. Over the past 30 years, he has travelled extensively in China and has incorporated a host of Chinese cooking techniques into Puben. Its signature dish is golden roasted duck, renowned for its crispy skin and tender, juicy meat. Te special ingredient for the sauce comes from rose flowers airfreighted in from Yunnan. Another must-try is Leung’s black gold egg custard
buns. This artistic dish is black in colour and decorated with golden lines on top. The custard and egg yolk centre matches well with the bun, providing a rich flavour. Also made using Yunnanese roses, the Yunnan edible rose pastry is inspired by the famous scene of snow and flowers in the picturesque town of Dali. Bite into the layers of the cake and enjoy the delicate scent and flowery taste that is redolent of a fragrant rose garden. OPEN 5–10.30pm (Mon to Fri); 11.30am–2.30pm (Sat and Sun) ADDRESS 5/F, 579 Wai Ma Road CONTACT +86 21 6339 1188;
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XIAO LONG BAO This is most people’s favourite. It’s a bite-sized dumpling usually filled with pork. Be careful when picking up the dumpling with your chopsticks, as the skin is very thin and easily broken, and the delicious meat juice (the best part of the dumpling) will then flow out. Top tip: pick the dumpling up with chopsticks and a spoon, so even if the skin breaks the juice will be held in the spoon.
STEAMED PORT If you really like that meat juice, then don’t miss the steamed port dumplings. These are larger than xiao long bao and the skin is comparatively thicker. Normally locals don’t eat the skin as it is quite thick – they just drink the rich soup inside. Most restaurants will prepare a straw for you but be cautious because the soup is very hot!
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