{"id":207,"date":"2013-12-26T10:17:14","date_gmt":"2013-12-26T02:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2014.semiofest.com\/?p=207"},"modified":"2019-07-12T13:42:38","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T13:42:38","slug":"shanghai-102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.semiofest.com\/2014\/2013\/12\/26\/shanghai-102\/","title":{"rendered":"Shanghai 102"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In just five months, Semiofest will be coming to Shanghai!<\/p>\n<p>This city is known as one of the biggest cities in China and a global financial center. But do you really know Shanghai? What\u2019s the city\u2019s story besides being another metropolis? In the next few months, we\u2019ll bring you to a virtual culture tour to explore our amazing city \u2013 Shanghai.<\/p>\n<p>Last time, we gave a brief introduction of Shanghai\u2019s history and culture background. This time we are going to bring you some delicious taste of Shanghai and introduce you to the Shanghai cuisine.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.semiofest.com\/2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/Da-Zha-Xie_\u526f\u672c-500x397.jpg\" alt=\"Da Zha Xie_\u526f\u672c\" width=\"500\" height=\"397\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Shanghai cuisine, sometimes known as\u00a0Hu cuisine, is a popular style of\u00a0Chinese food.\u00a0Shanghai&#8217;s cuisine is known in China as\u00a0Benbang Cuisine and Haipai Cuisine.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Benbang Cuisine, meaning &#8216;local cuisine&#8217;, is the traditional family style cuisine that appeared in Shanghai over 100 years ago. It always has a great flavor and a bright color derived from the oil and soybean sauce.<\/li>\n<li>\u009fHaipai Cuisine, meaning &#8216;all-embracing cuisine&#8217;, absorbs the advantages of food from other regions of China and even western food, and then adapts them to suit local tastes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"left\">The use of sugar is another uniqueness found in Shanghainese cuisine and, especially when used proportionally with soy sauce, the taste created is not so much sweet but rather savoury. Visitors are often surprised when the &#8220;secret ingredient&#8221; was revealed by local Shanghainese.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">The following dishes are considered traditional dishes to\u00a0Shanghai:<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><script>\/* <![CDATA[ *\/ portfolio_slideshow.slideshows[929] = {\"timeout\":\"4000\",\"autoplay\":true,\"trans\":\"fade\",\"loop\":false,\"speed\":\"400\",\"nowrap\":false}; \/* ]]> *\/<\/script><div id=\"slideshow-wrapper929\" class=\"slideshow-wrapper clearfix \">\n<div id=\"slideshow-nav929\" class=\"slideshow-nav\">\n\t<a class=\"pause\" style=\"display:none\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\">Pause<\/a>\n\t<a class=\"play\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\">Play<\/a>\n\t<a class=\"restart\" style=\"display:none\" href=\"javascript: void(0);\">Play<\/a>\n\t<a class=\"slideshow-prev\" href=\"javascript: void(0);\">Prev<\/a>\n\t<span class=\"sep\">|<\/span>\n\t<a class=\"slideshow-next\" href=\"javascript: void(0);\">Next<\/a>\n\t<span class=\"slideshow-info929 slideshow-info\"><\/span>\n<\/div><!-- .slideshow-nav -->\n<div id=\"portfolio-slideshow929\" class=\"portfolio-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-next slideshow-content \">\n\t\t<a class=\"slideshow-next\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"psp-active\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.semiofest.com\/2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/12\/Xiao-Long-Bao.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.semiofest.com\/2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/12\/Xiao-Long-Bao.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" alt=\"Slide 1\"><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-next slideshow-content not-first\">\n\t\t<a class=\"slideshow-next\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"psp-active\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.semiofest.com\/2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/12\/Sheng-Jian.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" alt=\"Slide 2\"><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-next slideshow-content not-first\">\n\t\t<a class=\"slideshow-next\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"psp-active\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.semiofest.com\/2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/12\/Stinky-Tofu.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" alt=\"Slide 3\"><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-next slideshow-content not-first\">\n\t\t<a class=\"slideshow-next\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"psp-active\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.semiofest.com\/2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/12\/Hong-Shao-Rou.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" alt=\"Slide 4\"><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-next slideshow-content not-first\">\n\t\t<a class=\"slideshow-next\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"psp-active\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.semiofest.com\/2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/12\/Lion-Head-Meatball.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" alt=\"Slide 5\"><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-next slideshow-content not-first\">\n\t\t<a class=\"slideshow-next\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"psp-active\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.semiofest.com\/2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/12\/Crabs.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" alt=\"Slide 6\"><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"pscarousel\">\n\t<div id=\"pager929\" class=\"pager items clearfix\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.semiofest.com\/2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/12\/Xiao-Long-Bao-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 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2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.semiofest.com\/2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/12\/Lion-Head-Meatball-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.semiofest.com\/2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/12\/Crabs-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><!--#slideshow-wrapper--><\/p>\n<address><em>The content above is abstracted from<\/em><\/address>\n<address><em><a title=\"Introduction to Shanghai Cuisine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.travelchinaguide.com\/cityguides\/shanghai\/dining\/more.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Introduction to Shanghai Cuisine<\/a>\u00a0by TravelChinaGuide.com<\/em><\/address>\n<address><a title=\"40 Shanghai foods we can't live without\" href=\"http:\/\/travel.cnn.com\/shanghai\/eat\/40-shanghai-foods-we-just-cant-live-without-964251\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">40 Shanghai foods we can\u2019t live without<\/a>\u00a0by CNN Travel<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<p align=\"left\">Here is a fun video about Shanghai delicacy from Air New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n<p>Please stay tuned for our next post-Shanghai<b>\u00a0103: Chinese New Year<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In just five months, Semiofest will be coming to Shanghai! This city is known as one of the biggest cities in China and a global financial center. But do you really know Shanghai? What\u2019s the city\u2019s story besides being another metropolis? In the next few months, we\u2019ll bring you to a virtual culture tour to &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semiofest.com\/2014\/2013\/12\/26\/shanghai-102\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Shanghai 102&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":309,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5],"tags":[25],"class_list":["post-207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-shanghai-101","tag-shanghai","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.semiofest.com\/2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.semiofest.com\/2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.semiofest.com\/2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.semiofest.com\/2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.semiofest.com\/2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.semiofest.com\/2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":793,"href":"https:\/\/www.semiofest.com\/2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207\/revisions\/793"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.semiofest.com\/2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.semiofest.com\/2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.semiofest.com\/2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.semiofest.com\/2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}