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Chenghuang Temple Spiced Beans (Cheng Huang Miao Wu Xiang Dou)

The Chenghuang Temple spiced beans are made of local green horse beans with fennel, refined salt, sugar, flavourings and cream. It tastes crisp and a little sweet. The delicious taste can linger on the palate a long time. It can also stimulate one’s appetite.

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Bean curd Sheets (Bai Ye) Bean curd Sheets (Bai Ye)

Bean curd sheets are snacks made of tofu skin. Because they have several layers, they are called “bean curd sheets.” Put them in boiling water until cooked and then transfer them to bowls with bone broth. Add some refined sa

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Lei Sha Yuan

“Lei sha yuan” is one of the most famous snacks at the Shanghai Qiaojiazha Snacks Store, which has been open for more than 70 years. It is said that at the end of Qing Dynasty, an old woman named Lei invented a new way of rolling boiled sweet dumplings in powder to them easier to store and carry. To commemorate her contribution, the dumplings were named “Lei sha yuan.”

Their main ingredient is dahongpao red bean, which is boiled and ground into powder and left in the sun until it turns purple. Finally, the sweet dumplings are wrapped with meat, sweet bean paste or sesame are boiled, dried, and rolled in the purple power. This kind of sweet dumpling is popular because of its appearance, fragrance and flavor and because it is easy to carry.

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