One of the famous Shanghainese local dishes you’ll notice around if you visit Shanghai are the ‘special’ kind of buns – fried ones. They usually sit in dozens on a huge round frying pan, coated with sesame seeds. Call them 生煎 shēngjiān!
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生 shēng – raw
煎 jiān – to fry in oil
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生煎 shēngjiān – ‘shengjian’, pan-fried buns
(also called 生煎包子 shēngjiān bāozi)
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From their name, can you guess how they are made?
“Raw-fry”: raw buns are placed in a frying pan and cooked till ready🔥
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The ones you’d find in the street will probably be with meat (鲜肉 xiānròu), usually pork, filing.
But if you go to a chain like Yang’s Dumplings (小杨生煎 xiǎo yáng shēngjiān), you’ll find veggie buns filled with veggies (蔬菜) and mushrooms ( 蘑菇), or shrimps (大虾 dàxiā) and crab meat (蟹肉 xièròu)!
❣️This chain was very popular 5-10 years ago, when TV series 蜗居 wōjū came out. Main female character loved to order Yang’s😄
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Imagine introducing this dish to someone else, how would you ask “Do you know why shengjian are called shengjian”?
@asiayuqing: 哦，我在上海的时候吃过！😀 不过对我来说生煎没有小笼包好吃😋🥟
@tian_tst: 為什麼生煎叫做生煎，你知道嗎？
@aznfighting: Sounds delicious!
@goolily_brit: I love it
@vika_plutalova: 大爱!😊
@jolenahou: @luweezy17 YANGS
@mademoiselle.elmira: 没吃过!
@ayaujohan: @xiaohuding 你在上海留学了多久？
