The History of Shalung Bao in Shanghai

Shanghai is the birthplace of another signature Chinese dumpling, the shalung bao. You'll find it north west of Shanghai in Nan Shiang, where you can also find the world's only museum dedicated to this uniqueChinese dumpling. There are two main points to making shalungbao: the meat filling and the meat gelatin. To make this gelatin, we have to prepare in advance by boiling pork bones at 4am. We remove the froth, add in pork skin that has its fat removed, and cook for two hours. Then we take out the pork skin, grind it, and cook it for another hour until it becomes thick. We put