The one thing I notice about Shanghai is that there's lots of snacks being sold in nearly every part of the city... and of course, I had my fair share of them too.
One of the popular ones I notice is the egg tarts. They were really selling like hot cakes! And with that is also the hugely popular 'wife' & 'husband' biscuits/ cakes.
One other popular street snack I tried was at this crowded eatery, which I happen to try by chance.
The kitchen was somewhat in the front of the shop, drawing huge attention, plus the long queue as well (Oh, btw, it is here where I heard the conversation "just push them". haha!)
I chanced on this because one of the hotels I stayed was near this road - Wujiang Road, which is a street filled with eateries selling many different type of snacks, some bbq.
And it seems that bbq snacks and Taiwanese snacks are big hits in Shanghai. Even the malls have them.
And then there's this non halal roti prata/ canai which is cooked with a choice of bacon or ham. I really enjoyed this, which I found very different.There's no curry gravy to go along, though what the cook does is to dab some dried curry on top while cooking.
*Btw, for this, it comes with an egg, and make sure the cook adds for you! (on my second ocassion, I had to request for the egg, despite the same price!)
I also managed to try some different type of buns - this is the coconut raisin bun, which look nicer than its taste, but still not too bad.
And I bought raisins from these push carts. What's interesting about these push carts is that they don't have a fixed time/ place... and they are sold by foreigners who speak decent Mandarin.I actually bargained with the seller while buying, which got him annoyed a bit... he sold me at my price, but kept grumbling! ("8 yuan ah.. 8 yuan....!" - previously 10 yuan). Haha!
And then comes the snacks I love most - the cold with cold. This ice blended mixed fruit drink was yummy! I really enjoyed having my ice creams and cold drinks in the winter - brrr! (What lovely memories!)
But it was not only the drinks and ice creams that I enjoyed. I actually enjoyed the desserts in Shanghai very much as well... and will pop into the dessert outlets/ eateries if I see one.I like these dessert outlets for their wide unique variety... and most of all, delicious tasting desserts!
My favourite dessert in Shanghai is from this restaurant, Rbt. They serve both food and desserts, but I only tried the desserts.This rather upmarket 3 piece dessert (28 yuan) came with tea, a full bowl of nuts and other stuffs, plus a side of cheese ice cream-like-balls! I loved it so much that I purposely went back to this restaurant on my last night in Shanghai.
*Btw, this Rbt outlet that I went is the one with the swing chairs. They do have other outlets across Shanghai.
Looking back, I really had a fair share of food & snacks/ desserts in Shanghai! I really thought that I will be putting lots of weight there, but luckily & very surprisingly I didn't gained much (only 0.5kg in 16 days of good food!). I guess the lots of walking helped!
Whatever it is, the food and snacks sampling was a memorable experience which I will definitely treasure... oh how I wish I can eat those desserts again! :)
