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Sarap na Sarap !

or in mandarin they will say "Hao Chi! Hao Chi!" , which literally means "tasty really tasty!"

好 吃

The following dishes are considered traditional dishes to Shanghai:

Da Zha Xie is a special type of crab found in rivers, and is normally consumed in the winter. The crabs are tied with ropes or strings, placed in bamboo containers, steamed and served. There few other artificial ingredients added to the dish yet it tastes fantastically good. Da Zha Xie is usually consumed with vinegar. Locals are also quite fussy about when to consume male crabs and when to consume female crabs.

Shanghai pepper duck

(half or whole) fresh duck steamed with szechwan peppers, ginger and scallions until tender, lightly fried and served with plum sauce and steamed bread 10.00/19.00

Xiao Long Bao

An interesting historical tid bit for everyone!

When the first Chinese settlers came to the Philippines, they introduced traditional Chinese food to the local Malays. One Chinese food that became ingrained in Filipino society was Pancit. The Chinese introduced noodles to the Filipinos. Pancit Canton etc is but an amalgamation of Chinese and local Filipino ingredients, drippled with some Spanish influence.

Another is what Pinoys call Shiopao. It is the Filipino version of the original called Xiao Long Bao.

There are more examples of Chinese food being adopted into Filipino cuisine !

Quote from: Lorenzo on November 30, 2013, 11:27:24 PM
An interesting historical tid bit for everyone!

When the first Chinese settlers came to the Philippines, they introduced traditional Chinese food to the local Malays. One Chinese food that became ingrained in Filipino society was Pancit. The Chinese introduced noodles to the Filipinos. Pancit Canton etc is but an amalgamation of Chinese and local Filipino ingredients, drippled with some Spanish influence.

Another is what Pinoys call Shiopao. It is the Filipino version of the original called Xiao Long Bao.

There are more examples of Chinese food being adopted into Filipino cuisine !

The word Pancit Canton is interesting. It is the most popular type of Pancit in the Philippines.

Do we all know what it means?

The word Pancit refers to noodles; the word Canton refers to the southern part of China where the Han Chinese speak the dialect called Cantonese. Canton refers to the land of the Cantonese speakers. So, the term Pancit Canton means = Cantonese Noodles.

Why? Most of the Chinese immigrants to the Philippines during the great Chinese immigration of the 18th and 19th centuries were Cantonese Chinese. It is estimated that some 1-2 million Chinese emmigrated to Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam. Most of them were Cantonese Chinese.

Qing zheng xiaren

Sweet and sour pork, Shanghai style
(niwang ilang pieces)

Its also common to drink beer with meals in Shanghai.

ehehehe! cheers !