Allspice beans

  • The five-spice beans from the Shanghai Old Town God's Temple are famous traditional snacks in Shanghai, which has a history of fifty or sixty years, and the earliest sale of five-spice beans is a small shop called Guo Ji Xinglong.
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Allspice beans

The five-spice beans from the Shanghai Old Town God's Temple are a famous traditional snack in Shanghai, which has a history of fifty or sixty years, and the first to sell the five-spice beans is a small shop called "Guo Ji Xinglong", and there is also a saying in Shanghainese that "don't eat the five-spice beans of the City God's Temple, which means that you have never been to Shanghai". The allspice beans are made from high-quality fava beans and have a light creamy aroma. It tastes thin and fluffy, with just the right amount of salt and frost, salty and sweet.
Recommended Merchants:
Five spice bean store (Yuyuan Road store)
Business district: Shanghai City God's Temple/Xiaonanmen
Address: Yu Garden, No. 238, Fuyou Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai
Phone: 63559999-1332
Business hours: Monday to Sunday 09:00-21:00