¥16.5
How Sweet Bakery, Shanghai CHINA
This was decent, but nothing special. I liked that it wasn’t too sweet and the texture wasn’t too dense. It was just as expected.
How Sweet Bakery box.
Marble cheesecake – How Sweet Bakery
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Monthly Archives: February 2016
Pork and crab xiao long bao – Jia Jia Tang Bao
2 orders with sauce ¥41
Jia Jia Tang Bao, Shanghai CHINA
I really liked this place and the soup dumplings were delicious! I loved the crab flavor and the broth was wonderful. The lady at the front didn’t speak any English but we were able to order food just by pointing, hehe. Definitely, a must try while in Shanghai!
Jia Jia Tang Bao.
Braised crab meat – Louwailou
With shrimp and bean curd. ¥99
Louwailou, Hangzhou CHINA
This dish was great! It was very different from anything I’ve had before and it was fun and delicious. It was flavorful and had a lot of different textures in it. It also had baby shrimp and regular shrimp in there but with lots of exoskeletons. I think the orage stuff was crab roe? I’d also never had a dish served in a paper dish over a sterno.
Cocoa cookie puff – Chez Choux
With vanilla filling. ¥14
Chez Choux, Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)
Coming from San Francisco, I’m used to Beard Papa for cream puffs. This was a little different, but I thought it was pretty fun to eat with the crispy cookie coating. I thought the dough could have been lighter though.
Braised pork baby back ribs – Shanghai Dim Sum
Honey Shanghai style dish. ¥45
Shanghai Dim Sum, Shanghai CHINA
This was good and similar tasting to what you can get back in San Francisco. The sauce was yummy, but the ribs themselves were on the tough side and probably over-fried.
Croquetas de jamon – El Willy
Iberian ham croquettes. ¥98
El Willy, Shanghai CHINA
These were wonderful! They had a soft molten center that tasted amazing. The exterior was fried perfectly and they were just packed with flavor!
Burning firewood fish – How Sweet Bakery
Dried fish slice, chopped green onion, salad sauce. ¥8.2
How Sweet Bakery, Shanghai CHINA
This was a very interesting savory bun. It looked interesting to me so I decided to try it. The bun was covered in bonito flakes and green onion powder. It tasted very smoky from the dried fish flakes, and I enjoyed it. I don’t think it’s an item that I will suddenly craved, but I’m glad I tried it.
Pork xiao long bao – Jia Jia Tang Bao
2 orders with sauce ¥41
Jia Jia Tang Bao, Shanghai CHINA
Omg, these Shanghai soup dumpling were amazing! When is Shanghai eat some XLB, right?!?! The pork filling was delicious and the broth was tasty. The dumpling casing had a nice thin thickness, but wasn’t too fragile so it still withstood my clumsy chopstick skills. Noms!
The restaurant is tiny!
Hangzhou style bean curd skin rolls – Louwailou
¥16
Louwailou, Hangzhou CHINA
I loved this dish! The thin layers of bean curd were super fun to eat and they seemed to pull apart and have a similar texture of meat. Noms!
Chicken wings – KFC
#1 combo ¥38
KFC, Hangzhou CHINA
These were served lukewarm so they really weren’t appetizing. The slightly sweet glaze tasted ok, but it had a slimy texture that was off-putting.
Hot and spicy beef noodle soup – Yolota
With beef and tendons. ¥43
Yolota, Shanghai CHINA
I didn’t like this very much. The broth was SUPER salty and the beef was tough and dry. I did like all the enoki mushrooms though!
Patatas bravas – El Willy
Potatoes in spicy sauce. ¥50
El Willy, Shanghai CHINA
I like aioli, but this amount was a bit overboard! You had to wade through that pile of aioli to actually get to the potatoes underneath (it kinda grossed me out). The potatoes were great though as was the aioli. I just wish there was less of it.
Vittle Monster 