The then head chef, Lao Jianrong, had worked at the restaurant for 45 years and was a life-long specialist in Shanghainese western cuisine. When he retired in 2022, Lu took over: “This is my ...

Stir-fried nian gao is a noodle dish rooted in Shanghainese cuisine. It is made of glutinous rice flour compressed into a long stick, then sliced and dried. This dish is also known in Malaysia as ...

In her cookbook debut, My Shanghai (Harper Design, 2021), Liu spotlighted the seasonality of Shanghainese cuisine. With The Chinese Way, she extends the same “see one, do one, teach one ...

Chan said Shanghainese cuisine has more intense flavours compared to Cantonese cuisine. “It also features the use of shallots and onions for sweeter, more fragrant flavours,” he said.

CheLi and Szechuan Mountain House had a glamorous baby, and its name is Blue Blossom. Unlike its faux-rustic parents, this ...