Chinese cuisine, known
as the "ninth art", ranks one of the best in the world,
whereas, Shanghai cuisine ranks high in China. This is the high
appraisal of famous Chinese and Shanghai food made by foreign
friends who are familiar with China and Shanghai.
Shanghai leads the country in the catering business. There
are in Shanghai famous restaurants with chefs well-known for
cooking dishes of Beijing,
Guangdong,
Sichuan,
Jiangsu,
Zhejiang,
Hunan,
Anhui
and Fujian---eight
celebrated styles of Chinese food. And each style, in turn,
consists of several local dishes. For instance, Zhejiang cuisine
comprises Hangzhou, Ningbo and Shaoxing dishes, while Jiangsu
cuisine includes Yangzhou, Suzhou, Wuxi and Shanghai
dishes. Available also in Shanghai are a number of Western-style
restaurants as well as vegetarian restaurants serving dishes
cooked with vegetables and bean products only. These restaurants
are what makes Shanghai cuisine so celebrated both at home
and abroad.
Shanghai is also famous for its refreshments
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