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Hui Shijia - Merchant Reviews

Hui Shijia is a Michelin Shanghai recommended restaurant in 2016, and is famous for appearing in the second season of China's "Home Cooking" and "Heart Biography". At the same time, it is also included in the list of 1000 recommended restaurants in the world by LA LISE in France. Hui Shijia developed from a food stall on Longjin Road in 1992, and currently has three branches: Dongfeng Grand Mansion, Binjiang Grand Mansion and Jelba Store, the latter two of which are very close to each other. For more than 20 years, the high-level production has made Huishijia well-known, and it is becoming more and more prosperous. The gel pot is the signature of Hui Shijia. Hui Shijia's jelly pots are specially customized, 2.5cm shorter than ordinary clay pots, the bottom of the pot is wider, and the heating is more even; disposable use, hundreds of gels are discarded every day; casserole is also custom-made, and each casserole has only a few lifespans due to high temperatures. In addition to the classic jelly pot four kings of yellow eel, pork ribs, fish head, and pig offal, seafood, vegetables, pasta, papaya and other fruits can also be jelly, and there are dozens of kinds of jelly. There are also as many as 16 varieties of jelly, including vanilla jelly based on rosemary; Spicy jelly sauce based on Sichuan pepper, finger pepper, red oil hot sauce, etc. Jelly yellow eel pot is the master of Hui Shijia, with an average of more than 200 pots sold per store every day. Rich shrimp with salt and pepper and fried snake with salt and pepper are also the signature dishes of Hui Shijia, and hot dishes such as overnight chicken with scallion oil, crab roe tofu, cured claypot rice, oyster roast, fried kale with green onion and ginger are also good. The menus of Hui Shijia Dongfeng Mansion and Binjiang Mansion are extensive, offering everything from brine stew to seafood stir-fry, as well as some jelly dishes. These two stores are multi-storey and have an elegant environment, with large spacing between tables and chairs, and private rooms. The service is courteous and considerate. Jelly Eight is a newly opened gel clay pot shop, next to the Binjiang Grand Mansion, but it has its own independent menu, mainly jelly, with some snacks. Garcinia cambogia is the main tone, old wooden tables and chairs, and the fireworks are obvious. In the restaurant, there is only a hall and no private rooms, and nearly 1/3 of the central area is turned into a full-perspective kitchen with four-person booths on all sides. As soon as the jelly is cooked, a chef trots out of the kitchen, and it takes no more than 3 minutes to reach the farthest table, so it can be said that it is a gel at the table. The environment is a little noisy, and it is recommended to strengthen ventilation. There is a significant shortage of manpower during peak dining, and the efficiency of ordering and serving needs to be improved. These three restaurants are very popular, and you need to wait for a table every day, so it is recommended to go to the restaurant at a staggered time. The amount of gel pot is average, it is recommended to go with many people, and you can try a few more gels. It is also worth mentioning that the jelly has a heavy taste, so it is not recommended to order too much, and can be enjoyed with light stir-fried and steamed vegetables.

Hui Shijia - Recommended dishes

Original jelly yellow eel
A classic dish of Hui Shijia. The yellow eel has a thick head, is refreshing and elastic, and has a delicious taste. When you want to burn your mouth, eat the yellow eel quickly, otherwise the taste will be affected.
Freshly fried salt and pepper snakes
Hui Shijia's signature dish, this dish is a great test of the masters' grasp of the heat, crispy and tender meat, fresh and smooth juice is its widely spread characteristics.
Jelly blue lobster
The chef first stir-fried the chili pepper until it is fragrant, then add rapeseed oil to boil it into red oil, and use it to fry Sichuan pepper, sesame pepper, finger pepper and so on to make a jelly sauce.
Other recommendations:
Jelly field chicken, jelly beef tongue, jelly small snowflake fat beef, rich shrimp with salt and pepper, fried salt and pepper snake rook, scallion oil overnight chicken, crab roe tofu, cured claypot rice, oyster roast, stir-fried kale with green onion and ginger, black sesame ice cream, ginger ice cream

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