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General Thread on China

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As last week's Monday dinner at Zhujiajiao ancient dinner was bad, thought I go to downtown of Qingpu district of Shanghai for dinner the next day. Found a restaurant known as Pipa

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Chicken soup
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Leaf wrapped pork belly
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Stewed tofu
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Pork in tofu soup
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The spread
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Spend a day in Shanghai on Wednesday 17th Apr here are some videos I took

The famous Huai Hai Road

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This is possibly the best xiaolongbao (soup dumpling) in Shanghai but for me this is probably the best in the world

Queue
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Always packed
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Order and pay at the counter
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Number written on the bill is the order number
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Seaweed soup
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Here comes the first basket of xiaolongbao, pork and crab meat
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Beautiful thin skin
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More xiaolongbao, crab meat and roe xiaolongbao
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See how soft and juicy it is
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Have it with ginger and vinegar
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Last post for this trip. Every trip to Shanghai will never miss to visit Di Shui Dong restaurant, a Hunan cuisine that's very authentic

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First dish is a salad
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Fermented beans stir fry
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Vegetable jelly
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Mapo tofu
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Pork ribs
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Fish head steamed with chili
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Pork with preserved vege
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Yellow wine
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Leaving for Shanghai on Sunday night
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late dinner
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Arriving in Shanghai
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Morning scene in the center of Shanghai, Huang He Road near People's Square

 

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My "must go" for every trip to Shanghai, had breakfast here

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Always crowded
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Busy making xiao-long-bao
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Seaweed eggg clear soup
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prawn-pork xiao-long-bao
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crab-pork xiao-long-bao
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Breakfast 75 RMB or $14.60
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This is Shanghai's famous fried dumplings

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Cook making fried dumplings

Lunch
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Soupy and juicy inside
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Took a walk to Shanghai's Bund area last night

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Dinner on Sunday at my favourite Hunan restaurant in Shanghai - Di Shui Dong

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Always crowded with foreigners and locals
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梅菜扣肉 - braised pork belly with preserved plum vegetables
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Fried Spicy prawns on skewers
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Mutton with herbs and chili
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Sour long beans
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Mapo tofu
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Pork ribs with spices
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Mao's stew pork belly
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After a meeting on Monday supplier brought me to a hotpot restaurant


Love the chopsticks
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Sauces
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3 flavours hot pot
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Vegetables
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Mutton and beef
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Frozen tofu
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Fish
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Arrived in Guangzhou on Sunday for a short trip. Went to a great wanton noodle shop

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Simple but flavourful, soup savoury with smell of dry fish
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Beef noodle
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A typical Guangdong traditional market selling all sorts of live animals for cunsumption

 

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Sunday went to a popular restaurant in Guangzhou

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Fully booked
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Lotus soup
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Roast goose
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Minced pork with salted fish
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Steam fish
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Steamed tofu with beef
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Sweet and sour pork ribs
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Lunch, Hakka cuisine in Foshan China on Monday

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Tofu with stuffed pork and vegetables
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Hand shred salted chicken
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Roast goose
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Stuffed bitter gourd
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Stir fry vegetables
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Visited Shunde City near Guangzhou and invited to a high end local Shunde restaurant.

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Puffer fish
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Live Seafood
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Dining
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Tea
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