Ultimate Food Guide - Iconic Street Food

If you want to have an experience of tasting authentic Shanghai Street Food, then “A Da Cong-You-Bing”, Shanghai Scallion Pancakes, should be the option in first priority. Before the story begin, you might wonder what can a pile of flour making a fuzz about. What makes the “A DA” scallion pancakes standing out from the others? As a Shanghainese born and raised in this city, “A DA”’s scallion pancakes not only represent the indispensable part of Shanghai’s street food culture, but also conveying the core value of conventional shanghai society.

How does it taste?

As a Shanghainese, I have to say the appearance of the food is not as attractive as its sky-high popularity. At the first glance, the scallion pancake hardly arouses my interest. But everything has changed after the first bite. By comparison to the other competitors, “Ada”’s scallion pancakes are thicker and moister. It tastes savory and greasy. The scallion is generously and unevenly spread on the dough mingled with the pork fat with specific ratio. As a result of the special processing technique used by Mr Wu., the heat has been well-preserved within the pancake. The aroma of scallion and pork fat combination accompanying with the heat of the fresh-made pancake can alleviate the tiredness of your work and making your appetite wide open. “A DA”’s kiosk used to be the must-visit place of mine after finishing my daily work.