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What are the special snacks in Shanghai?

1, Nanqiao goes to Beijing for fermented bean curd.

Sufu from Nanqiao to Beijing is a traditional product of mountains and seas, with a very long history, which was very famous during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. Beijing Nanqiao sufu is made of high-quality soybeans and glutinous rice as the main raw materials, supplemented by rose essence, ham, shrimp and other ingredients, and is made by traditional production wages.

The fermented bean curd produced in Beijing is rich in aroma, delicious and refreshing, delicate and waxy in texture, salty and palatable. There are three kinds of sufu in Beijing: red sufu, white sufu and colored sufu. Whether you buy it yourself or give it to friends and relatives, it is a very good choice.

2. Fried steamed bread

Speaking of Shanghai, you will think of fried buns, a famous snack in Shanghai. Shanghai fried dumplings have a long history and have become a special snack in Shanghai. Choose high-quality flour as the main raw material, then mix the flour, wrap the stuffing, and finally put it in a pot, stew it on low heat, sprinkle with chopped green onion and sesame seeds. The fried food made by this method is golden in color, crisp and delicious, and the skin is soft and delicious.

3. City God Temple Spiced Bean

City God Temple spiced bean is the most distinctive traditional snack in Shanghai, which originated in 1970s and 1980s. City God Temple spiced bean takes high-quality broad beans as the main raw material, and then adds herbs, flavors and other ingredients.

After traditional manual cooking and finally drying, the spiced bean skin thin meat made in this way is soft, waxy and delicious, full of fragrance and unique flavor. All visitors to Shanghai will taste the spiced beans in the Town God Temple, and even bring some spiced beans home from the Town God Temple for relatives and friends.

4. Shanghai pear paste sugar

Shanghai pear paste sugar is the most traditional famous spot in Shanghai with a very long history. It is said that it originated from Wei Zhi, a famous person in the Tang Dynasty, and now Shanghai pear paste sugar has become an old-fashioned product in Shanghai.

High-quality Sydney or white pear is selected as the main raw material, and it is made with pure sugar, almonds, Fritillaria cirrhosa and other ingredients. The produced pear paste sugar has honey-like sweetness, delicious flavor and excellent quality. Now Shanghai pear toffee has become a very famous product, which is deeply loved by consumers all over the country. If you go to Shanghai, remember to buy some pear toffee and send it home to your relatives and friends.

5. Ye Xie Soft Cake

Yexie soft cake is a traditional cake in Shanghai with a very long history. Founded in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, it has a history of more than 400 years. The production technology of Yexie soft cake is very elegant, with high-quality sugar and glutinous rice as the main raw materials. It is made by traditional manual technology. It tastes soft and sweet, sweet but not greasy, fragrant and waxy, and is not easy to deteriorate. Deeply loved by consumers, it is one of the ancient specialties in Shanghai.