本帮菜
běn bāng cài
ZH
Shanghai-style local cuisine, specifically the traditional home-style cooking of Shanghai
我今晚打算去吃一家正宗的本帮菜餐厅。
I plan to go to an authentic Shanghai-style local cuisine restaurant tonight.
Etymology
This term originated from the Shanghainese dialect. '本帮' literally means 'local faction/school', referring to the traditional home-style cooking traditions of Shanghai, distinguishing it from foreign or regional imported cooking styles.
Memory Aid
Think of 'běn' (this/local) + 'bāng' (school/faction) + 'cài' (dish) = local Shanghai home-style dishes. Picture a classic Shanghai restaurant serving braised pork in soy sauce, a famous bentang cai dish.
Collocations
本帮菜餐厅正宗本帮菜本帮菜红烧肉
Antonyms
西餐川菜
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