Shanghai food is influenced by the areas around Nanjing,Hangzhou, Suzhou and Shanghai itself.

These dishes require longer time to cook and tend to be richer than the Cantonese variety. Similar ingredients to those in
Northern/Beijing food are used in preparing Shanghai food except that extensive amounts of red chilies, sesame oil and vinegar are used.

"Braised Meat" is one of the specialties; the meat is cooked in different spices for a long time for the meat to absorb the flavor
of spices and is more tender when its ready.

Noodles or dumplings are eaten with meals.

Examples of Dishes
Crab from Hang-zhou region is one of the gourmet dishes during the autumn. Drunken Chicken, Shanghai Noodles and Dumplings are some other famous dishes.

Seasoning

Ingredient
500 gm belly pork or ribs pork

Seasoning
1) Sherry or Chinese Wine (1 table spoon)
2) Dark Soya (2 table spoons)
3) Sugar (3 table spoons)
4) Vinegar (4 table spoons)
5) Water (5 table spoons)

Method
1) Cut meat to an inch length
2) Put meat & seasoning in saucepan (if prefer, add 1 chilli)
3) High heat for 10 minutes, low heat to simmer for 20 minutes
4) Serve with rice or noodle