The food of Shanghai and neighboring Jiangsu Province tends to be sweet. Dishes include sweet and sour fish, sweet soup dumplings, and red-braised duck made with rock sugar. How did sugar become such a big part of this region’s food? This is the eighth episode of our 13-part series on Chinese food called Eat China. In the next episode, we’ll go on a food tour of Shanghai and hit up three restaurants you have to try. If you liked this video, we have more stories about Chinese food, including: How Did Sichuan Fall In Love With Spice? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0mW5CJWHWk&t=20s What Is Cantonese Food? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MJrXZrD3GU Follow us on Instagram for behind-the-scenes moments: https://ift.tt/2NFsuzJ Stay updated on Twitter: http://twitter.com/goldthread2 Join the conversation on Facebook: https://ift.tt/2MHf0Ut Have story ideas? Send them to us at hello@goldthread2.com Host/Producer: Clarissa Wei Animatior: Ray Ngan Videographer: Nathaniel Brown and Nicholas Ko Editor: Nicholas Ko Mastering: Victor Peña Music: Audio Network
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