Eating up Shanghai: the cold dishes

It's my second day in Shanghai, and I've been eating like a starved woman. (Yes my darling J, I will definitely gain weight as you've been wishing and praying!) I guess it's because I haven't had a chance to eat good Chinese food in a long while, and also because I've had to walk a lot in Shanghai. Anyway, here are some of the dishes I've savored in this megacity. Let's start with the cold appetizers (liang2 pan4), shall we?

Jellyfish with cucumber and radishes in soy-sesame dressing (Yi Cha Yi Zuo)

Cold silken tofu with century eggs and preserved vegetables in dark soy sauce and sesame oil (Liu Yuan)

Cucumber skins marinated in rice vinegar (Yuan Yuan)

Minced salted vegetables with tofu (Liu Yuan)

My favorite! Lotus roots stuffed with glutinous rice in a sticky and sweet osmanthus syrup. Da-yum!!! I love it so much I had it for both lunch and dinner (Yuan Yuan and Liu Yuan)