Back in October, I took a trip to Shanghai and went to a small water village about an hour away called Zhukiazhuang. It was very pretty, and kind of what I imagine a Chinese Venice would be like (though having never been to Venice, this may be misguided....), even with small gondolas to take you around. Delightful!
We arrived in the evening and the small shops and restaurants directly along the canals were all lit up and looking very pretty - it was certainly much more picturesque and pleasant than wandering the small alleyways which were stuffed full of small shops selling generic tourist tack.
In the back streets, however, there was a lot of local food on display - and I was left wondering who on earth bought it, as literally every second shop had a massive counter of these pork (?) delights, either tied up with string or wrapped in leaves. I didn't buy off the street, but did get it served over dinner and it was tender, sweet, sticky and delicious.
We arrived in the evening and the small shops and restaurants directly along the canals were all lit up and looking very pretty - it was certainly much more picturesque and pleasant than wandering the small alleyways which were stuffed full of small shops selling generic tourist tack.
In the back streets, however, there was a lot of local food on display - and I was left wondering who on earth bought it, as literally every second shop had a massive counter of these pork (?) delights, either tied up with string or wrapped in leaves. I didn't buy off the street, but did get it served over dinner and it was tender, sweet, sticky and delicious.
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