Lao Nanxiang Steamed Bun Shop (Meilong Branch)
小吃快餐 · ⭐ 3.5
No. 41 Hongmei South Road
Dragon Mate tips
If you are traveling in China to visit Shanghai, Dragon Mate users do not strongly recommend this restaurant. If you enjoy exploring, you can still try it and see what you find. This restaurant is located at No. 41 Hongmei South Road. It is a 小吃快餐 place, and the flavors are varies by dish (start with the signature dishes). Dragon Mate recommends you try: Five-Spice Egg, Eight Treasure Porridge, 台湾烤香肠.
If you do not eat pork, make sure to use Dragon Mate voice to clearly tell the staff “no pork” before ordering.
Restaurant guide
- City: Shanghai
- Category: 小吃快餐
- Rating: 3.5
- Address: No. 41 Hongmei South Road
- Popular dishes: Five-Spice Egg, Eight Treasure Porridge, 台湾烤香肠, Taiwanese Pure Meat BBQ Sausage, Wahaha AD Calcium Milk
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Dishes
Five-Spice EggFive-spice egg is a Chinese dish made by boiling eggs, peeling them, and marinating in a blend of five-spice powder, soy sauce, sugar, and cooking wine. The eggs are fully cooked, cracked, and slowly simmered in the seasoned broth to absorb the flavors.
Eight Treasure PorridgeEight Treasure Porridge is a traditional Chinese porridge made by simmering glutinous rice, red beans, peanuts, oats, black rice, red dates, goji berries, and longan dried fruit together. Each ingredient is carefully selected and combined to ensure a rich texture and maximize nutritional value. During the slow cooking process, the aromas of all ingredients blend harmoniously, creating the unique, rich flavor that defines Eight Treasure Porridge.
台湾烤香肠台湾烤香肠是一种以猪肉为主要食材,加入调味料腌制后灌入肠衣,经过烘烤或煎制而成的熟食。常见配料包括蒜末、五香粉、酱油、糖和米酒等,口感鲜嫩多汁,外皮微焦。
Taiwanese Pure Meat BBQ SausageTaiwanese pure meat sausages are made from selected pork, seasoned, mixed, stuffed into casings, and baked. No starch or fillers are added to maintain the pure and firm texture of the meat.
Wahaha AD Calcium MilkWahaha AD Calcium Milk is a dairy beverage made from water, milk, white sugar, glucose syrup, and food additives (including vitamin D, calcium, and emulsifiers). Produced through mixing, homogenization, sterilization, and bottling, it has a smooth texture and appears as a milky white liquid.
Steamed DumplingsDumplings are a traditional snack made primarily from flour, glutinous rice, and meat. The dough wraps around glutinous rice and seasoned meat filling, then is steamed. The outer skin becomes thin and soft, while the filling remains flavorful and rich in texture.
Salted Egg Pork ZongziEgg yolk pork zongzi is made primarily from glutinous rice, wrapped around marinated pork belly and salted egg yolks, then tied into a triangular or tetragonal shape using bamboo leaves or reed leaves and steamed. To prepare, the glutinous rice is mixed with seasonings, combined with pieces of pork belly and salted egg yolks, then wrapped in bamboo leaves and steamed until cooked.
Sweet Red Date ZongziThe honey-date zongzi is made primarily from glutinous rice, wrapped around pitted dried dates, and then steamed after being enclosed in bamboo leaves. To prepare it, the glutinous rice is soaked and then placed together with the honey-dates into the bamboo leaves, folded into a triangular or quadrangular shape, and steamed for a long time until fully cooked.
Fresh Juice Pork BunFresh juice pork buns are made with pork as the main ingredient, combined with a delicious seasoning sauce, finely seasoned and wrapped in soft dough, then steamed. The filling is tender and juicy, while the dough is soft and flavorful—a classic Chinese dim sum.
Spicy Tofu DumplingsSpicy tofu buns are a creative snack that perfectly combines tender tofu with spicy seasoning. After being seasoned, the tofu is wrapped in a dough skin and pan-fried until golden and crispy. This dish offers the delicate texture of tofu along with a bold spicy flavor, making it nutritious and beloved by diners.
Black Rice PorridgeBlack rice porridge is a type of porridge made primarily from black rice. To prepare it, soak the black rice and then slowly cook it with water until the rice is soft and the porridge thick. The porridge has a deep color and a fragrant, sticky texture.