there s no menu, no waiting list, and you only get a seat if she likes you. minji: oh, i ordered i ordered too much. sorry. anthony: no, that s fantastic. minji: i was trying to get all my favorite dishes. anthony: no, i m very happy. we re joined by minji s friends, liu jing, an artist, and matthew lei, a restaurateur. this looks fantastic. how do you eat these? whole? minji: i eat them whole because i really like this. ooh. anthony: that works. mmm! minji: good, yeah. anthony: oh, they re good. minji: i think they cook it, you know, a few seconds. that s the secret. anthony: youbao xia are tiny little shrimp, deep fried first, and then quickly tossed in the wok with garlic, ginger, salt, and soy. what is classic shanghainese food? what s distinctive about it? well, this, for instance. it s often black or dark and heavily inflected with oil, soy, and sugar. shanghai is, and has been for
classic, home-style shanghainese. there s no menu, no waiting list, and you only get a seat if she likes you. minji: oh, i ordered i ordered too much. sorry. anthony: no, that s fantastic. minji: i was trying to get all my favorite dishes. anthony: no, i m very happy. we re joined by minji s friends, liu jing, an artist, and matthew lei, a restaurateur. this looks fantastic. how do you eat these? whole? minji: i eat them whole because i really like this. ooh. anthony: that works. mmm! minji: good, yeah. anthony: oh, they re good. minji: i think they cook it, you know, a few seconds. that s the secret. anthony: youbao xia are tiny little shrimp, deep fried first, and then quickly tossed in the wok with garlic, ginger, salt, and soy. what is classic shanghainese food? what s distinctive about it? well, this, for instance. it s often black or dark and heavily inflected with oil, soy, and sugar.
classic, home-style shanghainese. there s no menu, no waiting list, and you only get a seat if she likes you. minji: oh, i ordered i ordered too much. sorry. anthony: no, that s fantastic. minji: i was trying to get all my favorite dishes. anthony: no, i m very happy. we re joined by minji s friends, liu jing, an artist, and matthew lei, a restaurateur. this looks fantastic. how do you eat these? whole? minji: i eat them whole because i really like this. ooh. anthony: that works. mmm! minji: good, yeah. anthony: oh, they re good. minji: i think they cook it, you know, a few seconds. that s the secret. anthony: youbao xia are tiny little shrimp, deep fried first, and then quickly tossed in the wok with garlic, ginger, salt, and soy. what is classic shanghainese food? what s distinctive about it? well, this, for instance. it s often black or dark and heavily inflected with oil, soy, and sugar. shanghai is, and has been for
shanghainese. there s no menu, no waiting list, and you only get a seat if she likes you. minji: oh, i ordered i ordered too much. sorry. anthony: no, that s fantastic. minji: i was trying to get all my favorite dishes. anthony: no, i m very happy. we re joined by minji s friends, liu jing, an artist, and matthew lei, a restaurateur. this looks fantastic. how do you eat these? whole? minji: i eat them whole because i really like this. ooh. anthony: that works. mmm! minji: good, yeah. anthony: oh, they re good. minji: i think they cook it, you know, a few seconds. that s the secret. anthony: youbao xia are tiny little shrimp, deep fried first, and then quickly tossed in the wok with garlic, ginger, salt, and soy. what is classic shanghainese food? what s distinctive about it? well, this, for instance. it s often black or dark and heavily inflected with oil, soy, and sugar. shanghai is, and has been for
shanghainese. there s no menu, no waiting list, and you only get a seat if she likes you. minji: oh, i ordered i ordered too much. sorry. anthony: no, that s fantastic. minji: i was trying to get all my favorite dishes. anthony: no, i m very happy. we re joined by minji s friends, liu jing, an artist, and matthew lei, a restaurateur. this looks fantastic. how do you eat these? whole? minji: i eat them whole because i really like this. ooh. anthony: that works. mmm! minji: good, yeah. anthony: oh, they re good. minji: i think they cook it, you know, a few seconds. that s the secret. anthony: youbao xia are tiny little shrimp, deep fried first, and then quickly tossed in the wok with garlic, ginger, salt, and soy. what is classic shanghainese food? what s distinctive about it? well, this, for instance. it s often black or dark and heavily inflected with oil, soy, and sugar. shanghai is, and has been for