油爆虾 Shrimp Stir Fried in Soy Sauce

Pinyin: Yóu Bào Xiā Shrimp is becoming my new favorite food. As it turns out they are reasonably cheap here in Shanghai and the cooks (calling them chefs is an injustice to chefs everywhere) can do amazing things with them. These shrimp are simple enough, lots of oil, bit of ginger, and some soy sauce. [...]

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 [...]