Swarm of people and Shanghainese food

Moving in continues. And a swarm of people came in today from cable guy to contractor trying to finish up where they left off. My mom hates working with contractor cause they never deliver on time as promised. The remodeling started 6 months ago and the final stretch is the snail that got lost and never made it home. Then blaming occurs with delay of goods and wrong tools to put the furniture together.

And they never go away just like my hacking cough that pester me since I got here. It gets worst at night coughing out goop of yellowish blob. Water helps, but not always.

For dinner, we are on our food adventure again at Festival Walk. This time we headed to northern China to savor Shanghainese dishes at Wang Jia Sha (王家沙). I was not disappointed at all. I haven't had Shanghainese food for so long and this restau isn't bad, but the location is an odd ball. It is not an enclosed restau, it opens up into the mall space and embraces by flanking escalators. It has a decor of retro modern vernacular. I find the table ultra small for seating 5, especially when the food were served, they come out in hoards.

Typical Shanghainese dish are sweet, saucy and very oily.

I like the logo design of the restau, it is simple and organic reminds me of a bun.

The following dishes are typically what we order in any Shanghainese restaurant. Even in the States I order the exact same signature dish.

Appetizer cold dish. Cured pork with stock that turns into gelatin. Dipping sauce of vinegar and ginger.

Mini freshwater shrimp. Lightly salted cooked with soup stock or starch stock. Very simple and tasty.

Rice cake slices with preserved veggies and bamboo shoots.

Scallions cake. It is pan fried and topped with sesame. It got a crunch to it.

Saucy Shanghainese noodles. The noodles are thick and mixed with meat and veggies.

Sheng jian bao (生煎包) literally means raw pan-fried bun. Inside is pork filled with juicy stock.
Very tasty. You can eat it just as it is or dip in vinegar and ginger sauce.

 

Shao long bao (小籠包) literally means little dragon bun. These are steamed dumplings with pork fillings and each one is ultra juicy. Dip them in vinegar and ginger sauce. Taste heavenly.