all the foodie friends i know told me a trip to shanghai wasn't complete without a meal at jessie's. but there were only two of us and insane as our appetites are, there was no way we would have done a meal at jessie's justice. we did, however, make our way to xin ji shi (new jessie) at xin tian di for an excellent lunch. we over-ordered, as usual, and da baoed what we couldn't finish for our driver. hehe. conscience assuaging use of food ftw! friends recommended the drunken chicken, crystal prawns, deep fried yellow fish, pickled cucumbers, granny's pork (?) and we added on soupy spring rolls, veggie with three types of egg, veggie with glutinous rice and my favourites below.
shanghainese eels. OHSOGOOD :)
red dates stuffed with glutinous rice. polished off the lot because once you pop, you can't stop.
after the incredible lunch, we ambled over to tai kang lu for some souvenir shopping. really liked the labyrinth of small, quaint stores that sold everything and anything. great atmosphere and crawling with tourists (minus) but then again, complaining about being where tourists are sounds a bit like "hello kettle, my name's pot and i just want you to know how black you are!"
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