Last night we went to a restaurant that offered all its fresh wares on display: live fish, crabs, shrimp etc. in tanks as you walk in. The chef would scoop something out and cook it up for you as you ordered. A bit disconcerting, but the boys liked watching.
Shanghai is famous for its hairy crabs (which we can't eat, of course) and its ribbon fish (which are yummy). We've also now eaten lotus root, white fungus (so good) and sauteed chestnuts in brown sauce (tasted sort of like potato).
Tonight we decided we wanted something different, so we went out for (wait for it) Japanese food! We had huge bowls of delicious udon noodles with vegetables and tofu. It made for a nice change. The funny part was that the chopsticks were different, the tea was different, even the soy sauce seemed different.
We've gone native.
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