Shanghai Sheng Jian Bao — Restaurant in Madrid

Typical Shanghainese street food that can be eaten throughout the day. The salty tofu soup is a breakfast staple that is a soy based soup with seaweed soy sauce and fried dough (kind of like Spanish porras). We have different types of dumplings, and they are all named differently. The one that has a pan fry sear on the bottom we in shanghai call Sheng Jian Bao (生煎包) which is a fermented dough with pork filling and little soup. There is also a different kind that’s not fermented dough with pork filling and lots of soup. The ones in the bamboo steamer are called Xiao Long Bao (小笼包）or in some eastern region Tang Bao（汤包). Generally they are unfermented dough with pork (or crab and pork) filling with a decent amount of soup. Novices usually make the mistake of biting straight into the soup and spill juice all over oneselves while burning their tongues. So the right way is to take a small bite on the dough, sip the soup out and pour them onto a spoon and wait till their are cold. Traditional condiment with this is Chinese style vinegar (dark or light) because it tones down the greasiness of the soup (which is just pork fat and gelatin).

Although it’s not 100% like what I had at home, but I still enjoyed it and happily savored every bite.

Anyways, this place and food really reminds me of home, and I highly recommend...

One of the best spots for dumplings in Madrid. Shangai Shenggjian is located at the back of the first floor of the Mostenses market and offers quick and easy, freshly-made Chinese dishes. Their main focus on bao-zi and dim sum, but also some noodle and soup dishes to complete the menu. The bao and dim-sum and all delicious - I can't find fault, but especially the fried dumplings with pork and prawn, and the xiao long bao (soup dumplings). Top notch!! We visited with a 10-year old and she was able to order the "Feria de animales" with a little bit of everything - all the main savoury bao, as well as two sweet bao, including the delicious custard one. This place is great value, and the staff are super nice too. I've visited a few times now and will definitely be back. Bear in mind that, due to their limited hours (because of market opening times), this spot can get busy and you may have to wait a short while, but it's...

Ok, you have to like eating in a market (I do!!!) because it’s definitely characteristic but not fancy. However the food here is so immensely divine that you should absolutely make it one of your food stops -even if you don’t like the market set up ;) We ordered 4 different types of dumplings and they were all amazing. Don’t miss out on the prawn dumplings coz they are magical (and are filled with large piece of actual prawns, not the orangey paste you usually get!). The other highlight were the beef toasted baos… like biting in a cloud but it’s actually crunchy and filled with deliciousness! 4 orders of dumplings/bao(20 in total, quite sizeable), two beers and water… 26 euros! Become...