The Green Wave Gallery by the Bridge in District 9, an old tea restaurant famous for its dim sum. Celebrities have tasted Shanghai here, and they have also come out of the "foreign phase" because of a dim sum.
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Early in the morning, the side of the Jiuqu Bridge began to be crowded. The green wave corridor by the lotus pond of the Old City God Temple has also begun to be visited.
This is a Jiangnan garden-style building with a whitewashed wall and a beautiful contrast with the adjacent Yu Garden.
▲Green Wave Gallery
At the entrance, the four words "Endless Aftertaste" on the door plaque are the ink treasures of the late maritime calligraphy and painting master Zhu Qizhan, which is regarded as the treasure of the town store. The huge Dongyang wood carving screen at the entrance is the "Yuan Fei Provincial Relatives" in "Dream of the Red Chamber".
▲ Ink treasure of the famous calligrapher Zhu Qizhan
Here maintains the style of antique decoration, carved screens, mahogany tables and chairs, and even the waiter's clothing is antique and exquisite. On the wall of the aisle leading to the second floor, photos of celebrities who have eaten here are neatly hung all the way, showing the past and glory of the Green Wave Corridor.
It is said that the original site of the Green Wave Corridor was the Ming Dynasty Jiajing Pan's Yu Garden West Pavilion Pavilion Hall, which was later changed to Le Pu Lang Tea House in 1924 and converted into a restaurant in 1979.
In the past three decades, it has hosted visiting Queens of The United Kingdom, former US President Clinton and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
Celebrities always have something special about them. Sitting in the restaurant window overlooking, but seeing the green waves, drizzling rain, suddenly feel relaxed.
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If you ask an old Shanghainese where to taste authentic Haipai dim sum, the answer must be "Green Wave Gallery".
The jujube mud shortbread, red bean date mud cake, three-silk eyebrow puff pastry, crab yellow soup bun, shiitake mushroom vegetarian dish bun and osmanthus glutinous rice cake are exquisitely made and exquisite, all of which are the signature of the Green Wave Gallery.
▲ Date paste shortbread
It is no wonder that Mrs. Jiang, Who was smart, beautiful and wise, has always been obsessed with Shanghai's dim sum. Legend has it that Song Meiling's dietary requirements are very exquisite, which is one of the reasons why she has always maintained a good figure for her beauty. Song Meiling loves gourd crisp and eyebrow crisp, and these snacks are still on the menu of the Green Wave Gallery.
It's a sleepy afternoon. We walked into the Green Wave Gallery and ordered a pot of Osmanthus Longjing, three or four signature snacks.
Meals are served, and everything is small and delicate. The eyebrow puff pastry has a bit of durian crisp shape, but the filling is very peculiar, adding the crab yellow of golden orange, mixed with the filling made of white radish, the taste is unique, salty and delicious.
▲Eyebrow crisp
Gourd crisp, really worthy of its name, the shape of the gourd is small and cute, and a golden "belt" is specially added to the waist.
Although it is the same as the eyebrow puff pastry with crab yellow as the filling, but the taste is very different, the filling of the gourd crisp is salty and sweet, fragrant but not greasy, salty and sweet treatment is just right, not biased.
▲Gourd crisp
Eat a bite of salty and sweet snacks, drink half a cup of yellowish Longjing, it is really full of fragrance, refreshing, tired and suddenly swept away.
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What is the most storyful snack in this green wave gallery? That must be osmanthus cake.
When the service lady brought the osmanthus cake to the table, she suddenly turned the plate upside down, frightening everyone to scream.
However, the diamond-shaped cake did not fall, it was firmly glued to the "ceiling", so everyone laughed, the waiter laughed, and everything was under her control - the atmosphere was quite witty.
The service lady said that the osmanthus cake in the green wave corridor sticks to the plate, sticks to the chopsticks, and does not stick to the teeth. It is a famous snack in Shanghai, with water ground glutinous rice flour mixed well, hammered to toughness, steamed and made, mixed with a certain proportion of white wine to increase the aroma.
▲Osmanthus lamellar cake
In the past, Shen Dachengjia's pastries were added with Fenjiu, so they called Taibai La Cake, Li Baishan drinking, and was always carried out by posterity for advertising. Later, some restaurants also added Wuliangye to enhance the aroma of wine.
What kind of wine is added to the osmanthus cake of the green wave corridor, it seems that not many people have to ask, but it is indeed a compelling aroma, the surface of the cake also has sugar osmanthus flowers, jade white lining out of the golden yellow, the beauty is very cutting!
I heard that this osmanthus cake also hosted the president: When US President Clinton came to Shanghai, he had a lunch at the Green Wave Corridor.
This lunch made Lao Ke out of the foreign appearance, his chopsticks are not good, the chopsticks are stuck by the osmanthus cake, suddenly helpless, the service lady saw the situation and immediately changed a pair. Clamping again, sticking again, a total of three pairs of chopsticks were changed before the cake was clamped up and smoothly sent into the mouth. Chew, a face of satisfaction!
It's a cute prank that adds a touch of comedy to osmanthus cake.
Zhang Ailing and Cloud Cake, Lu Xun and Hairy Crab, Song Meiling and Shanghai Dim Sum... These celebrities with amazing talents seem to have a hard connection with the greasy and vulgar human fireworks. In fact, it is not, as Westerners often say: people are like their food, eating habits faithfully reflect a person's personality and living environment. Even if he is a celebrity of the most beautiful generation, he is also a man and a woman of food.
With humanity, food can have its warm and changeable light.
Wen | Sun Yanyan
Editor| Zhang Huizi
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Shanghai Huangpu District Old City God Temple Inside the Yuyuan Road No. 115 (near Jiuqu Bridge) Green Wave Corridor
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