WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | toasted Limpa bread | pan-fried dumplings | apple
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- Long-jing green tea | Mandarin orange
DINNER --- clay pot of pickled mustard green, napa cabbage, winter bamboo shoot and brown mushroom | spiced pork short ribs braised in rice wine and sweet soy sauce (Shanghai xiao-pai) | rice | red wine
- Braised short ribs in Shanghai style takes patience, it cannot be rushed. The meat is spiced by star anise and ginger, and is braised on low heat in rice wine and sweetened soy sauce for nearly two hours. The fat is slowly released into the liquid during the braising, by the end the meat is lean, tender and flavorful.