Shanghai treats popular among global attendees

French beef, Costa Rican coffee beans and Australian lobsters might be food industry purchasers' favorites at the ongoing China International Import Expo, but traditional Shanghai snacks are the delicacies finding their way into the stomach of the thousands of exhibitors from around the world.

Shanghai Specialty Snack Restaurant, a pop-up in the center square of the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) during the six-day event, has enjoyed unprecedented popularity among all the expo's participants.

"We are selling dumplings like hot cakes," said Wang Hong, director and co-founder of Wanyou Market, which is operating the food hall.