Shanghai Crab Shell Yellow is a famous special Dim sum in Shanghai. It was founded in the early 1920s and is most famous for the crab Yolk cooked by Wuyuan Cake.
The filling of crab shell yellow can be salty or sweet, with salty ingredients such as scallion oil, fresh meat, crab meal, shrimp, etc., and sweet ingredients such as white sugar, roses, bean paste, jujube paste, etc. Because the cake looks like a crab shell and has a deep red color like the back of the crab shell when cooked, it is called "crab shell yellow".
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Wangjiasha Dim Sum Restaurant
Being a time-honored Dim sum shop in Shanghai, it is known as the "No. 1 Scholar in Dim sum in Shanghai". The first floor of the main store sells pastries, which can also be eaten in person, and the second floor allows for fried dishes. The signature Dim sum includes two sides of yellow rice cake, crab meat dumplings, etc. Every Tomb Sweeping Day, there is an endless stream of customers buying green rice dumplings, and people are queuing up to buy moon cakes on the Mid Autumn Festival. In terms of quality, it wins with freshness and exquisite materials. Its Dim sum production was once rated as the intangible cultural heritage of Shanghai, and its branches even opened in Japan.
Address: No. 805 Nanjing West Road (near Shimen 1st Road)
Tel: 021-62530404
Business hours: 07:00-20:30 throughout the year
Wang Baohe Restaurant
It was founded in the ninth year of the Qianlong reign and is a well-known time-honored brand. The steamed hairy crabs here are very famous. The crab meat is tender and creamy, paired with warm Wang Bao and yellow wine, making it very delicious.
Address: No. 603 Fuzhou Road (near Zhejiang Middle Road)
Tel: 021-63223673
Business hours: 11:00-13:30, 17:00-21:00 throughout the year