What is Shanghais local cuisine like?
Generally, Shanghai local cuisine is sweet and oily, and seafood is one of the main ingredients since Shanghai is located near the sea. There are unique Shanghai dishes such as the Xiaolongbao, a stuffed bun filled with meat and steamed in a small bamboo cage, Shanghai’s Crawfish, that are particularly popular in the hot summer months, and Shengjian and Guotie, known in the west as steamed bread, and pot stickers. The best place in Shanghai to taste these local snacks is on Wujiang Road.
