Cao's Home-style Cuisine
Home-style Chinese cuisine · ⭐ 3.9
No. 8 Nanlu 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. 8 Nanlu Road. It is a Home-style Chinese cuisine place, and the flavors are homestyle (mainly savory). Dragon Mate recommends you try: Stir-Fried String Beans with Potatoes, Salted Pig Trotter Hot Pot, Stir-Fried Garlic with Salted Pork.
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: Home-style Chinese cuisine
- Rating: 3.9
- Address: No. 8 Nanlu Road
- Popular dishes: Stir-Fried String Beans with Potatoes, Salted Pig Trotter Hot Pot, Stir-Fried Garlic with Salted Pork, Spicy Pork Intestines Stir-fry, Salted Pepper Pork Ribs
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Dishes
Stir-Fried String Beans with PotatoesA home-style dish made with yardlong beans and potatoes. Wash and cut beans, peel and cube potatoes, blanch both. Heat oil, stir-fry with ginger and scallions, add beans and potatoes, then water or broth, season with salt and soy sauce, simmer until tender.
Salted Pig Trotter Hot PotA Chinese dish featuring salted pig trotters stewed with vegetables like potatoes and bean sprouts in a savory sauce, resulting in tender, flavorful meat.
Stir-Fried Garlic with Salted PorkA traditional Chinese dish made by stir-frying garlic and salted pork, resulting in a savory and aromatic flavor.
Spicy Pork Intestines Stir-fryDry Pot Pig Intestines is a dish primarily made with pig intestines, stir-fried with various spices and vegetables. First, the intestines are thoroughly cleaned and cut into segments, then stir-fried together with seasonings until golden and crispy. Finally, seasoning ingredients are added and stirred evenly to create a dish that is fragrant and rich in texture.
Salted Pepper Pork RibsBlack pepper salt pork strips is a dish made from pork tenderloin, sliced, marinated, deep-fried until crispy outside and tender inside, then stir-fried with black pepper salt. Golden color, crispy texture, rich pepper-salt aroma.
Braised Crucian CarpBraised crucian carp is a Chinese dish featuring crucian carp as the main ingredient. After cleaning, the fish is pan-fried until golden brown on both sides, then simmered with葱姜蒜, soy sauce, sugar, and cooking wine until the sauce thickens and the fish absorbs the flavors.
Garlic Cucumber SaladA refreshing cold dish made with cucumbers and garlic, seasoned with salt, vinegar, and sesame oil for a crisp and tangy flavor.
Sour Cabbage FishSuancai Yu is a dish primarily made with fish meat and pickled cabbage. The fish is sliced and paired with marinated pickled cabbage, along with seasonings such as ginger slices and garlic paste. After cooking, the fish becomes tender, the pickled cabbage offers a tangy aroma, and the broth becomes rich and flavorful.
Cilantro Duck Egg Tofu SaladA refreshing cold dish made with soft tofu, preserved duck eggs, and cilantro, seasoned with soy sauce and vinegar.
Huángshān Stinky Mandarin FishHuangshan stinky mandarin fish is made primarily from mandarin fish, which acquires a unique fermented aroma due to its special curing process. The fish is first cured for several days until it develops its distinctive flavor, then braised with seasonings such as chili peppers, ginger, and garlic.