[Shanghai] Tang Gong 唐宫

Tang Gong 唐宫

Add: 1/F, 103 Dong Zhu’anbang Lu, near Jiangsu Lu 东诸安浜路103号维景酒店公寓1-2楼, 近江苏路
Tel: 6251 6148
Hours: 7:30am-10:00pm
Price: 50~80 RMB/person
Visited: Aug 2012

Knowing that I won’t be able to get any good dim sum in Paris (not at this price, at least), I went for a dim sum brunch at Tang Gong right before my departure. Cha siu sou, shrimp dumplings, roasted pigeons, turnip cakes, egg tarts, cha siu buns, chicken feet, stir-fried noodles with beef…The best part? We stuffed our faces, yet the bill came out to be less than 60 RMB per person.

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[Seoul] Street Food

During my Seoul trip, I designated one whole evening to a busy shopping district called Myeong-dong (명동/明洞). For shopping? Nah, for the street food, but of course. Seoul is known to be a lively destination teeming with carts and stalls of snacks ranging from the traditional to the weird. Unfortunately I didn’t manage to take a picture…Continue Reading “[Seoul] Street Food”

[Shanghai] Yang’s Fried Dumplings 小楊生煎

Yang’s Fried Dumplings 小楊生煎

Add*: 97 Huang He Lu / 黃河路97號
Tel: 5375 1793
Hours: 6:30am~8:30pm
Website: www.xysjg.com
Price: 4 RMB/5 dumplings
Visited: Oct 2010

Even though it’s most definitely not a personal favorite, I feel obliged to blog about Yang’s because this place is reputed as having the best fried dumplings (sheng jian bao) in Shanghai.

*50+ locations available in Shanghai, check website for detail.

So this is what you do. 1. Go to the window pay for however many dumplings you want to buy (4 RMB/5 dumplings). 2. With your ticket, go line up for the window where you pick up the dumplings. 3. Head over the the window right next to it to pick up the sauce. For first timers, this might be a hectic experience especially if you don’t speak Chinese.

So what are sheng jian bao anyway? A specialty of Shanghai. Puffy pork dumplings, shallow-fried in round black pans for a crispy bottom, thick skin sprinkled with sesame seeds and chopped green onions, contains hot soup that burns.

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[Shanghai] Big Apple

Big Apple

Add: No. 103, Bldg 6, Golden Lion Garden, Lane 99 Ronghua Xi Dao / 榮華西道99弄金獅花苑5號樓103室
Tel: 62193803
Price: 50 RMB/person
Visited: Aug 2010

If you happen to be in Gubei area, Big Apple is a small Japanese restaurant with excellent ハンバーグ (hamburger patties served without the bun) that you must try. My favorites are the cheese hamburger patty and the Japanese-style hamburger patty. Tender, juicy, full of flavors!

I usually order the set, which comes with soup (vegetable or cream of corn), salad, the hamburger steak, a choice of rice and bread, and a dessert (ice-cream or pudding). Other than the hamburger steak, everything else in the set aren’t really all that great, but they make a nice meal altogether.

Japanese-style hamburger steak (50 RMB with set).

Hamburger steak with egg (50 RMB with set).

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