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Shanghai · THE FOOD GUIDE

Salted pork with rehydrated bamboo shoots

咸肉水笋

Xiánròu Shuǐsǔn

Salt-cured pork paired with dried bamboo shoots that have been soaked and softened. In a Pudong-style serving, the pork and shoots are steamed together and turned out from a bowl.

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Salty, rich pork flavor absorbed by the bamboo shoots.

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Texture
Soft pork with fibrous, pleasantly chewy bamboo shoots.

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Shanghai

Associated with Shanghai.

About this regional connection

Shanghai: Associated with Pudong’s traditional home and festive cooking in Shanghai.

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