Chinese STREET FOOD Breakfast Tour of Huanghe Road - Buns, Dumplings & Jiangbing | Shanghai, China

In April of 2019, I had the pleasure of taking my second trip to China. For ten incredible days, I explored the wonderful world of Chinese culture, history, and cuisine in the cities of Shanghai, Suzhou, and Hangzhou. It was such an amazing trip and I’m so excited to finally start dropping this series!
My first full day in Shanghai began bright and early in the morning with a street food breakfast tour of Huanghe Road, the main street food road in the city. It’s centrally located and is just two blocks from my Airbnb! I love Chinese food so much and had an amazing time exploring this city with my dad back in 2015. Now I was doing it solo! Come along with me as I eat some yummy Chinese street food!
The laws in China have changed since my last visit; street food isn’t really allowed anymore due to sanitation concerns. So instead, you get the “street food” from hole-in-the-wall spots along the road. There are so many places to get delicious food and pedestrians eating as they go. I even got some advice on where to get a good bun from a passerby!
I bought a bun at a spot with about 20 different varieties, set up my camera on a scooter, and dug in. It was a soft and juicy pork bun. There was a delicious, sweet and spicy sauce inside. It only cost me two Yuan (about $0.29 U.S.) and was super filling! It was so good that I went for another bun. This one was more of a dumpling and contained sticky brown rice and herbs. It was so different and was very different. It also wasn’t spicy!
I kept my eyes peeled for the Chinese pancake dish I loved on my first trip as I continued on. I found them just barely off the street in another small restaurant. The dish is called jianbing and is a savory crepe with eggs, crackers, pickled vegetables, and hoisin sauce. They’re only available until 11 a.m. I love this dish so much. I had it every day when I cam here with my father.
It was spicy and sweet, with a runny egg running through it. The scallions were amazing and I loved the crunch. It was almost like a Chinese dosa! This might be my favorite pancake or crepe dish of all-time! It was so filling!
Right across the street is a spot making scallion pancakes. Even though I was getting full, I had to try this. They also make chive egg pancakes and leek egg pancakes here. I watched them pan-fry the pancakes and then bake them afterward. My scallion pancake was super crispy. It was an overload of scallions! The dough was crispy on the outside and soft and juicy on the inside. It was so freaking delicious!
I went on the hunt for some soup next. I wanted something different from all the carbs I’d had already. I had to look for it, but it was difficult because you need someone who speaks Mandarin with you, otherwise it’s easy to get lost in Shanghai.
I found the spot I was looking for and ordered 12 shrimp and pork dumplings. It cost me 28 Yuan, or a little over $4 U.S., plus another 8 Yuan for some seaweed and egg drop soup. You eat the two together!
The soup came super hot and steamy. I loved the aroma. The seaweed was crunchy and thick. It had a briny taste like the ocean. I added some chili for some spice. I got the 5 out of 10 in terms of spice level. Then I dipped my shrimp dumpling in the soup. It was so hot, so I had to wait!
I dipped the dumpling in some soy sauce with chili flakes. The dumplings are soupy inside and so good! The pork dumpling was good, but I preferred the shrimp! The soup was perfect for this chilly day.
I was so full, so I took a break from eating and headed over to Nanjing Road. Lots of people were out and about and there aren’t many cars. I recommend people stay around People’s Square in Shanghai. It’s centrally located and is so close to street food, which costs much less than the food you’d get at a hotel!
Nanjing Road is the principal shopping and food street here. There are lots of eateries and stores like Adidas, Tiffany, Pandora, and more. I visited the Avengers: Endgame display again with the faces made of Legos and the Thanos statue.
I found traditional Chinese outfits for each of my daughters for 89 Yuan each, or about $13 U.S.
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[@Davidsbeenhere]

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[@tomyhh]

the most delicious food on EARTH!

[@ericliume]

Great video David. One small correction, Chinese currency is called Yuan ( or RMB). Yen is Japanese currency. :D

[@bryangreenberg3063]

13:30 it's so funny, im sure that is definitely wrong way, ive never heard that dip the dumpling in the seaweed soup. they may say drink the soup first then eat it, but the soup is the soup inside the dumpling if you eat it directly your mouth could be burned.

[@LukeDamant]

Mm very yum 😋street food is so affordable and delicious 👌 Cool video David! Love from 🇦🇺🇮🇳

[@Davidsbeenhere]

Thank you bro!!! Hope you are doing really well! Shame these messages all went into my spam folder. Peace and love man!

[@barnalidebbarma5344]

I love their food very healthy and innovative.. especially buns and dumplings..

[@banniwang7010]

homesick 😭😭😭I don’t want cereal and milk any more

[@GaurangaK123]

Chinese foods are look delicious, varieties of food available for quick bite🐣.

[@destiny1719]

Thank you for showing videos which are NOT only about india...

[@Davidsbeenhere]

SOUMI SARKAR no Indian videos for 8 months.

[@funfacts1298]

Hi

[@dudu930]

Maybe one more video about Finland? lol

[@m.akshay1891]

@@Davidsbeenhere where r u

[@ricardotongol567]

I just love the way you eat. Makes me hungry and a nice tour of Shanghai.it’s amazing with all that food you eat, you never gain weight.thank you for the awesome tour of Shanghai great blog

[@TiffanyDing]

chinese street food is the best! yum! you're making me miss asia so bad!

[@stalin846]

it is so clean everywhere..very nice..indians should learn from chinese people mainly north indians like biharis and UP people..do not you feel ashamed of yourself?

[@abhimanyugupta1041]

BTW you so much resemble to Coldplay's Chris Martin.🙂

[@sibarshisdutta]

Just that David is more interesting and Martin is a bit boring. Their music makes you cold, really.

[@goldstone1474]

Watching you eating , my mouth is watering. I m in Australia washing I can eat breakfast every day like you have.

[@bansara7421]

Chinese foods 😋😋😋 is our favourite food yum...yummmy BTW from meghalaya

[@AA-fm7nu]

Is there any food in this world that you dislike??? 🤣🤣🤣 u seem to enjoy everything.

[@LukeDamant]

Asma Ahmed I was literally thinking this! He enjoys everything he eats it is unbelievable! Personally there are a lot of foods that I don’t like 😂

[@sudeshnapodder5876]

Asma Ahmed don’t forget this is his profession too and he does not want to be rude to his subscribers. always polite, either make it or fake it. Did not you see David smiling on the irritating tiring bumpy roads when even the locals complain?

[@ThatLadyBird]

Well we know he hates fish with bones 😂😂😂

[@AlmightyAaron0423]

Asma Ahmed when he enjoying the food in India is shocked me, those things looks horrible

[@xiaozhang5433]

Its 佳(Jia, means good)家(Jia(coincidentally has the same pronunciation as 佳), means home)汤(Tang, means soup)包(Bao, means bun, same character as Bao in Xiao Long Bao). So you can call this restaurant Good Home Soup Dumplings or Jia Jia Soup Dumplings, which sounds like Jar Jar Binks' retirement plan.

[@missrinish]

Did David say Chinese dosa.....he really loves his chillis and spices. I would kill for Chinese food.....only order 2 things all the time. Chicken fried rice& honey prawns...yummmmmmmm

[@MsMash]

Those dumplings look heavenly.

[@aryangupta5780]

First view first like

[@cindyandeddy]

You’re supposed to bite and make a small hole in the dumpling skin of the soups dumplings and then slurp the juice that comes out of it and then eat the dumpling. This way you won’t burn your mouth. These come out super hot and it’s dangerous if you don’t know the right way to eat it. You are also supposed to eat it with vinegar. I’m surprised there wasn’t any there.

[@koerango2hell80]

come to chengdu check out foodranger

[@AussieAngeS]

Hi David, Yum the pot, buns look fabulous and that breakfast crepe looked insane. All the food, the dumplings and the soup looks so good, I would love to experience what you must experienced my friend.

[@bok3360]

Wow chinese food is so yummy that why i prefer chinese food than indian love from Meghalaya

[@chawrakaxom559]

*Disgusted look*

[@mantapdjiwa9768]

Is charapati filled with potato?

[@hermione5330]

North Indian food is so good though! I really enjoy the naan with dishes like butter chicken and palak paneer. So, so good. I also like Chinese food :)

[@haojiang9677]

Loved your video. The dumplings you ate at Jia Jia Tang Bao are Xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) and it is a Shanghai specialty. Usually people eat it with vinegar or by itself. I am a bit surprised that you did not know it though.

[@kachunchau4945]

Your way to eat Xiaolong Bao is wrong. when u eat it with one bite, your mouse will get hurt, because it is extremely hot. what u should do before you eat are holding it on spoon , taking a little bite on its surface, and sucking the suppen inside carefully

[@glittereyez_queen3348]

Very yummmmmy

[@phengov943]

More used to Cantonese food but Shanghai food looks interesting

[@JasonRMarak]

Recommends going to people’s square but hasn’t been anywhere else in Shanghai . Lmao

[@missrinish]

He did go to Shanghai BEFORE with his dad dude. cut him some slack for gods sake

[@Flyingaceful]

I subscribed your channel just so I can watch you eat amazing foods! This is better than the food channel!!! 👍🤣

[@城里肥皂有点滑]

3:20 That's called Shao Mai(烧麦） sticky rice and minced pork cooked with soy sauce.

[@Surajrk07]

Hey David. I love your videos and I am big time foodie as well. Next time when you come to India please do visit Kerala - the Gods own country. You will surely taste some new delicacies and authentic Kerala Thali which is called Sadhya here. Hope to see you soon mate. Please do visit Kerala

[@topjorbhutia9889]

You have huge audience from India 😊👍👍❤️ who else agree???

[@Tiejocky]

2:58 that is shanghai style siu mai with gluttonous rice and mushroom.

[@sayanbiswas3563]

Yummy Chinese food

[@rajshreechauhan4288]

I am from Assam. I like to eat dumplings (momo)

[@thilolg]

I was getting tired of watching your Indian tour. This is a good change. Go David !!

[@SLL-s4w]

This is 何？中国foodなのか？first耳的说 应该良いfeel

[@carols3517]

Love the video. Dumplings looked so good. You should have bought your wife a dress! Maybe a real silk one next time!

[@wendymudkins668]

Just watched you in India and in Korea with Sam love that you do food and take us to shrines and with!d life parks as well thankyou David hi from the uk

[@DonJ1973]

Dude David that was a crazy amount of food you had in this episode just for breakfast. I would have been satisfied with only those 2 dumplings you had at the start. But, everything looked really good.

[@jessietorres9324]

Wow dude awesome video food looks soo freaking delicious.. China is getting better and better 😍

[@bikikumar8698]

Hey dear jessie what's up Darling 💋💋😘😘😘😘 please give me your contact number.

[@kingmessi6290]

India is much better than china

[@jessietorres9324]

@@bikikumar8698 Sorry im a happy wife.. Im married

[@bikikumar8698]

@@jessietorres9324 Oky sorry my jessie this is my first time mistake.

[@bikikumar8698]

@@jessietorres9324 Where are you living now? I mean what is your country name?

[@theamazingtoot]

Soon I plan to be with my girlfriend in China and we plan to visit Shanghai shopping center area.

[@khiemduong379]

Your comments about dressing your kids up in "china" and talking about "pandas" was cringey AF but hilarious. I love your videos.

[@nikitatamang952]

Like ur videos... I saw u... The one who buys something for family alys.. God bless u widh u get success

[@samruddas9295]

Good to see you again David...😍 Yummy vedio..❤️🤤

[@pinakshibarooah719]

Enjoying the Shanghai series. Will be in Shanghai in October so this is more than welcome. I like it that you name the streets. Are you going to Tianzifang too?

[@aquariuscaesar2858]

I love your Chinese series. I'm getting tired of watching Indian series. Next you should go to Taiwan and some more SEA countries for adventure.

[@elizabeth16598ee]

Food looks amazing Love buns and dumplings :) Love Chinese food 😁😁

[@PranjalMohan]

Lovely 😍😘😘😘 👃🌮🌮🌮🍔🍝🍝🍝

[@bansu01]

Boy to Boy, Chinese Dosa it seems, You are so so Indian! :) However, why is such high usage of plastic cover here, aren't there any alternatives?

[@SATDS]

I got surprised too watching it. But atleast they don't throw it on streets like here.

[@priyankeebordoloi6676]

And putting hot food in polythene bags!!! I wonder why don't they use paper bags instead

[@dawsonhanga5331]

Im from Shanghai and i agree with ur point bhai!We should use more paper bags but just because plastics are cheaper than papers there so thats the reason why they using plastic bags i guess:D

[@SATDS]

@@dawsonhanga5331 It's the same reason in India as well and I guess most places in the world.

[@dugang139]

Most of the plastic bags used in China today are degradable, so there is not much difference

[@rknapolean8101]

I like the way you do marketing for your family

[@raviprakash-rz6pw]

David we'd love to see your family and their reactions once you'r back home

[@flyerzy]

now you can find chinese jianbing pancake in states, like new york or LA.

[@Melissa-tq2om]

Great video ! I heard Taiwan has come good street food as well.

[@shailenderrajput3500]

The girl behind you and 12:39 whats her name ? She is beautiful

[@winniehwm]

The second one you ate is a Shumai (or Shaomai in Mandarin).

[@krunalraghavani228]

I seen only dumplings everywhere in China😂😂

[@Kus519]

I only see piles of wet dump all over india

[@thorkarlsen4559]

"Dumpling" is not the original name of these kind of flour based foods. Its quite an offense vocab to describe our traditional food. Why called it "dumpling" instead of Chinese names?

[@bansara7421]

come to northeast India you will find Chinese restaurant everywhere

[@srinmex]

It's like saying there is only curry in India. BTW, it's not just dumplings, but meat bun, seowmai etc, they are not the same thing. Also Shanghai is quite famous for this dumpling-like dishes.

[@152rajasekhar]

Bruh it's like saying only curry and dosa is seen in India

[@TechnicalSharma195]

Brother aap kaventers go

[@tomashoffmann8963]

David's best video in Shanghai!!

[@lobsangdorjee7578]

Shao long bao means soups dumplings

[@BennettHubert]

The Jianbing is very good.

[@rajshreechauhan4288]

Mouth watering video 😋

[@ricosun]

Everyone loves jianbing ！

[@star375008]

That’s not soy sauce that’s a teapot with tea inside, plz try ask local people to teach u, Chinese people are nice so that will be fine to ask them

[@tsekeylhamo545]

Try korean n japanese special sushi..

[@bryangreenberg3063]

3:30 it's so funny, im sure that is definitely wrong way, ive never heard that dip the dumpling in the seaweed soup. they may say drink the soup first then eat it, but the soup is the soup inside the dumpling if you eat it directly your mouth could be burned.

[@marjanista]

I have a layover in Shanghai for less than 24 hours, so I am going to this street & following your recommendations! That scallion pancake looks soooooo good 🤤😭🤤

[@好好小姐-g8y]

Chinese food are delicious. When I come back to China from the US, I will eat as much Chinese food as I can. Miss those food sooooo much.

[@TheHokkaidogaijin]

Yen???

[@Edwin_VanCleef]

Im so happy to see you visit shanghai. I was born and rasie up there, really love this city from bottom of my heart. Shanghai for me is like a the place that you left the last time you were here,is nothing like the place you'll return to. Probably this is the main reason that i live this city so much, hope you had a wonderful trip and wish you can come back again. I will back to shanghai at the end of this month, and will not leave again.

[@rexrabbits]

Little baby girl Qipao is so cute! 😍I love wearing it as well! (Adult size)

[@biswajitborboruah2590]

18:34

[@EscapistIndian]

That's great

[@sandeepkamat2175]

Best comparisn ever.. "Its like a chinese DOSA"...u cn nvr get over Dosas...!!

[@pinkybharali9504]

This Chinese street food breakfast video is amazing nd all the food items are yummy, tasty nd mouth watering too...Great video David

[@veronicawalden8870]

Hi David!! New here just subscribed but I have been watching your India videos and now let's see where you take me... Have a great day!

[@nikinath4738]

Wowwwwww.

[@sandyschaffer3344]

Those are beautiful little outfits you got for your babies. Really pretty. Always love your videos David. Look for you everyday. From Bethlehem P a.

[@lindahhh]

btw its yuan not yen

[@stanfordsi6862]

why you spoke english to the people? it is quite impolite, you should learn some basic chinese

[@kosmokramer8607]

Hey David, I saw in other videos you and your father visited China before, Can you elaborate for us? Was he a businessman?

[@clarksha3011]

Chinese currency is called YUAN rather than YEN, which is Japanese currency 円.

[@kunh3308]

Your video really makes me homesick, the way you eat is extremely emotional👍👍👍nostalgia!

[@stephaniewhitaker5253]

I live in the City Apartments on Shan Xi Nan Lu, lots of hole in the wall dumpling and filled rice pancake places

[@sidharthhappy1112]

Great Video.... Love your way of speaking Chinese. BTW when are you coming back to India???

[@hvvy4834]

For the soup dumpling, we usually bite a little hole on it and blow then eat it so it will not be too hot :)

[@秦萌萌-i2q]

It looks so hot! I can't image how hurt your tongue is! Just wait for a minute then have a bite! Hahahahahah!

[@bhrigukalita5325]

Very nice 👍👍👍💝💝

[@afshashaikh888]

i enjoying ur videos the way u eat n killed with ur cutie smile devid big fan of urs ..... love from India❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ hop u reply 🙏🏻

[@hoopo2443]

delicious

[@xuantingchen2506]

Finally, I see a white dude who finds the amazing Jianbing. LOL, I'm a huge fan of it just like you.

[@sajidbasha6766]

3 breakfast at once ? My God. But it looks yummy. Thank u

[@AIrSIgnVenus]

Momo's n noodles are the awesome food wen they r the professional..

[@arjunmangadan]

😍

[@mattroller781]

Can you say what equipment you are using? amera lense and post software -Thanks...

[@shyna479]

Yammmm 😋😋😋😋😋😋😋

[@ThatLadyBird]

Kinda sad theres no more street food. Chinese people have eaten street food since the invention of streets.

[@olean3733]

Looks like you have a huge stomach , do you ever feel full ?

[@haroonaziz4809]

How can you eat so much and not gain weight? Please share your secret.

[@mitaDas2092]

Very nice video David... appreciate your efforts to travel nd exp. New cultures. After viewing this really wanna go China. Love from India...

[@backlighting9220]

Nabanita Das Welcome to China

[@mitaDas2092]

@@backlighting9220 really wanna go ...in future

[@jsicaong502]

Wow wow massive amount of Chinese deli cuisine!

[@MrKratosndante]

shanghai is clean tho

[@leoliu3492]

oh man, I'm worried about your weight in China.