海鲜锅巴 Sweet and Sour Shrimp over Rice Cakes

Pinyin: Hǎi Xiān Guō Bā

Every once in awhile you run across one of those dishes that you just think to yourself "damn this is pretty good", well this is one of them!

I just recently got back from a trip to Wu Hu in Anhui province and I witnessed some old guys making these rice cakes. I didn't get to see the whole process, but it involved cool cook wear and lots of oil, so I was pretty excited to actually be eating them.

And I was delighted when they poured shrimp in sweet and sour sauce over these rice cakes to make this particular bit of Shanghai cuisine. The rice cakes remained pretty crisp throughout the meal and the sweet and sour wasn't too overpowering. I just wish there were more shrimp.