One of my good friends comes from Hongqiao,Shanghai and she has invited me to Travel to Shanghai for many times. She told me that Shanghai is not only a city of modern buildings but also a traditional one with many local food. For my part, I am much more curious about the latter. What about you? In order to have better Shanghai Tours, I collect some related information.
Among all the snack street in this city, the old town god temple snack street is the most famous one, it is regarded as the best place to have a taste of traditional snacks.Here are some classic ones:
1. 
Noodles Mixed with Scallion, Oil and Soy Sauce
It seems quite simple to make: fry the Chinese cinnamon, ginger, scallion first, pour in some cooking wine with the re-prepared soup and cook for 20mins. Then pour the soup into a bowl, put the cooked noodles in and spray it with cucumber and fresh chives. It is one of the most simple way to cook noodle. However, it is difficult to focus on simple things like this. So in fact, few people can do it well.
In all, do not look down upon this dish, for it smells good and taste better.
2. Boiled Glutinous Rice Balls in Fermented Glutinous Rice
The English name of it is so long, however, if it is spelled in Chinese characters, it is much shorter: Jiuniangyuanzi.
Because of the fermented rice, it has a flavor of wine. And the glutinous Yuanzi looks quite cute. Overall, it smells sweet and luscious. What is more, it is said to have the function of stimulating the flow of blood. So people in Shanghai always take this dish as midnight snack.
3. Steamed Dumplings Stuffed With Meat
This snack has been existing for over a century. It is widely accepted by generations for its thin skin and juicy taste. It contains a mixture of minced lean pork, pork skin jelly and some other seasonings such as sesame, balsam, eggs, scallion, ginger, salt etc. What interests us most is that it is steamed in a container made of bamboo, this increase its natural flavor.
Because it is juicy, there are four steps in all for you to enjoy it. First, pick up one by your chopsticks, put it carefully in spoon (do not break the skin); Secondly, take a small bite and blow it for a while; Thirdly, enjoy the soup; At last, eat the whole steamed dumpling. As the old saying goes: More patience,more efficiency. So, be patient about it.
In brief, If I have to describe it in several words, it must be soft and pretty!
4. Shanghai Fried Plain Bun
Instead of being steamed, this snack is fried. It is made of semi-fermented flour wrapped with secret filling. The smell of a beautifully cooked Shanghai fried plain bun will surely arouse your appetite. Even if you are not hungry, you may want to take another one.
Besides things that I have mentioned, there are still many other snacks in Shanghai. Such as the nutritious Chicken Rice Soup, the yummy Dazha Crab and Three Delicacy Won ton. In general, servings in the old town god temple snack street are small. But the progress of making them is usually complicated. It shows the enthusiasm of cooking in this city.
Because the Old Town God Temple Snack Street enjoys a good reputation, it becomes more crowded nowadays. However, we have some other choices, such as the South Yunnan Road, Zhapu Road and the Xianxia Road. There are also many local restaurant there.
What you need to pay attention to is: book your Shanghai Hotels in advance. Because of the Shanghai Expo, it may be short of hotel rooms.
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