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Sweet and Sour Pork
It is sweeter and more sour than the Cantonese version.
Ten Varieties Hot-Pot
A plate of sliced meats and vegetables which the diners cook in a communal pot of steaming broth.
Soused Shrimp
Live shrimp are placed in spiced wine. They become inebriated, and are eaten in that condition.
Eight Precious Rice
A sweet rice pudding with mixed dried fruit, often served in mid banquet.
The cooks of Shanghai tend to cook with more flair than do their counterparts in other Chinese regions.
Compared to Cantonese cooking, Shanghai cuisine is more assertively seasoned and higher in fat content, thus generally higher in calories, but lighter and more mildly seasoned than Mandarin cuisine.
