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Private Walking Food Tour of ShanghaiPrivate Tour

Enjoy authentic Shanghai cuisine on this delicious tour, walking through buzzing markets and kitchens, with food & public transport included.

This experience is on request only. Please email us at reservations@travelcurious.com

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Experience the best travel stories for yourself. Join a local expert and uncover hidden gems on this city adventure handpicked by the world's leading travel publisher. Lonely Planet Experiences powered by Travel Curious bring stories to life in the best-loved cities around the globe.

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Things to know

Duration:

4 hrs

Categories:

City Highlights, Family Friendly, Food and Drink, Food and Drink, Local Experience

Private Tour:

You and our own professional guide. 100% exclusive

Transport Mode:

Walking tour: including public transportation between sights

What's included:

What's not included:

Meeting points: Hotel Lobby of Radisson Blu Hotel Shanghai New World, 88 West Nanjing Road, Peoples Square, Huangpu District

What makes this tour special

Discover an array of fantastic tastes and flavours in Shanghai’s buzzing food scene on this delicious walking tour (with occasional use of public transport) around the city’s mouth-watering culinary map. On your private tour you will:

Enjoy the personalised and expert attention of your private guide.
Walk around the bustling food markets and kitchens of Shanghai.
Taste a huge selection of traditional, local dishes (be sure to arrive hungry!).
Sample a selection of dumplings - Xiao long bao and Sheng Jian Bao.
Try stir-fried bullfrog: Shanghai's four-legged answer to the buffalo wing.
Taste the regional speciality: Xie Ke Huang (yellow crab).
Try delicious handmade Shanghai wheat noodles.
Savour a selection of desserts for the grand finale - washed down with Huangjiu (local yellow wine).
Experience the local atmosphere of Shanghai and learn about its rich history of food and cultural identity from your expert local guide.

Food is powerful! Tasting the food of a city provides a fascinating insight into its ethnic diversity, history, character and gastronomic trends. In Shanghai, food is at the heart of everything and has been an integral part of its identity for 3,000 years. Many of the city’s most beloved traditional dishes trace the city’s storied history - all of which you'll learn from your expert private guide.

On your private tour, you’ll get to try all of Shanghai’s most iconic dishes like braised eggplant, soft grilled oysters, juicy scallops, delicate mandarin fish, famous xiao long bao soup dumplings, hairy crab Nian Gao, and Di Shui Dong ribs that fall off the bone. Learn the secret ingredients behind the most popular recipes and hear the fascinating backstories to exciting taste combinations. You will visit buzzing kitchens, bustling food markets, and taste speciality dishes such as Xiao long bao (steamed pork dumplings), Sheng Jian bao (pan-fried dumplings), stir-fried bullfrog, Xie Ke Huang (crab-stuffed pastry), Chang Shou Mian (wheat noodles), deep-fried wonton and bread cooked in the Xinjiang stone accompanied by a glass of traditional yellow wine. Your gastronomic journey will come to an oh-so-sweet end with a sample range of Shanghainese desserts recommended by your expert guide.