Muslim Fridays!

Many people from over China come to live in Shanghai!  Not just Shanghai people!  And every Friday, the Muslim people from Xinjiang come to Changde Lu to sell food!

Fat Yu had good Muslim people food in Xian!  So he excited to try in Shanghai!  (But have to put wallet in front pocket!  If Xinjiang people steal Fat Yu's wallet, no money to buy food!)

Fat Yu want baked lamb bread!  Is Xinjiang specialty and cannot find in Shanghai!  First they stuff the breads, then stick them to the sides of the oven!  Like shaobing!

But of course must get lamb skewer too!

Overall, Fat Yu very enjoy Muslim Friday in Shanghai!  And he did not get robbed!  That is best part!


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Hong Kong French Toast!

Fat Yu very confused!  He ask his France friend about his favorite laowai breakfast, French toast!  But French friend say French toast from America!  Like French fry!  Why everything French actually from America?!  That's like say Nanjing soup dumping from Lanzhou!

No matter!  Fat Yu love French toast, even if not from France!  Even more confusing - best French toast made in Hong Kong!  In Hong Kong they dip in egg and deep fry, then add butter!

But is not all!  Best part is they add peanut jam in between the toasts!  So when Fat Yu cut into the toasts, there is peanut jam inside!  Taste is very delicious!

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Suanmeitang!

It is getting summer time!  Eh, but Fat Yu still drink hot tea in summer!  Chinese people always drink hot tea, no matter summer!

But also have other drink!  One other drink is suanmeitang!  Is made from sour plums and sugar and other things, and is drink cool!  Perfect for summer!

Some old Chinese people make their own suanmeitang from plums and licorice and flowers - but is too complicated for Fat Yu!  Fat Yu too lazy!  So he buy suanmeitang powder!

Just mix with water!  Is easy!  And can make cool drink in few seconds!

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Xiaolongbao!

How can Fat Yu write about Shanghai food for so long and not have write about xiaolongbao?!  Xiaolongbao maybe most famous Shanghai dish in the world!  Many of the people call them dumpling, but real Shanghai people know they are not dumpling, they are baozi!  But is very close to jiaozi, so Fat Yu forgive laowai who make mistake!

Many, many places in Shanghai sell xiaolongbao!  This place probably most famous, but very expensive!  (And also from Taiwan!  Aiya!)  So even though xiaolongbao very good, Fat Yu only go when laowai pay for him!  This place also very good, and much cheaper!  But always long wait!  And today, Fat Yu too hungry to wait!  So he go to local place!  Can walk from Fat Yu's house and don't have to wait!

Place very clean!  And not too expensive - 8 RMB for 6 baozi!  Fat Yu order two order!  That is 12 xiaolongbao!

These xiaolongbao have very good flavor, but skin too thick!  (Fat Yu has very shame, skins from Taiwan restaurant are the best!  But they also charge 10 times local place!  Too much money!)

Fat Yu eat all the baozi, but on the walk home I still feel hungry!  So I stop by small baozi shop run by local woman!  She make all the xiaolongbao herself!  Even press all the baozi skin by hand!

And xiaolongbao at this shop even cheaper than other one!  8 xiaolongbao for only 5 RMB!  8 xiaolongbao - very auspicious number!  (Eh, but Fat Yu admit xiaolongbao here are smaller than other ones.  And place is not hygiene.)

12 xiaolongbao at first place, 8 xiaolongbao at smaller place - is 20 xiaolongbao!  How can one man eat 20 xiaolongbao?!

How?!  How else...


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