Tag: shanghai food

Hong Shao Rou (Shanghainese Braised Pork Belly)

Hong Shao Rou (Shanghainese Braised Pork Belly)

This dish is deeply personal. It’s something my mom would make for us. Comfort food. But more importantly, it’s something that her grandma made for my mom. I never knew my grandparents, so it’s only through food that I feel a close connection with them. 

Scallion Oil Noodles (Cong You Mian 葱油面)

Scallion Oil Noodles (Cong You Mian 葱油面)

Fun fact: I don’t like scallions. But I love scallion pancakes. And as a kid, I loved scallion oil – emphasis on the oil, not the scallions. Every time my mom would make scallion oil, I would diligently pick out every single scallion before mixing