Huaiyang delights

The bounty of the Yangtze River inspires a special regional cuisine at Shang Garden, Lin Baiyu reports in Shenzhen.

Huaiyang dishes, mainly from the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, are known as "the first good taste of the Southeast". This cuisine is a specialty of the Shang Garden at Futian Shangri-La Hotel, Shenzhen. We order a table of Huaiyang food and do not know which plate to taste first. One of the signature dishes in the Shang Garden is steamed egg white with crab roe. Served on a carved cucumber, the yellow crab is fresh, mixed with the chewy roe on the top of the egg.

The pleasing color and presentation make us reluctant to disturb the beauty by eating it. On the bottom is the egg white, tasting smooth like tender, smooth tofu. We cannot stop eating until it is all gone.