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Shanghai · THE FOOD GUIDE

Gently stir-fried crab meat and roe

清炒蟹粉

Qīngchǎo Xièfěn

Picked crab meat and rich yellow-orange roe gently cooked together. In this Shanghai dish, xiefen means the picked crab mixture, not a dry powder.

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Rich, sweet-savory crab with ginger and wine aromas.

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Soft flakes of crab in a moist, rich mixture.

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Shanghai

Associated with Shanghai.

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Shanghai: Associated with Shanghai Benbang cooking.

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