Category Archives: features
Changli Road – Post-EXPO by Jingyi Wang and Sabrina L Goodman
Yunnan South: Past and Present – Does the famous Street Still Deserve its Reputation as a “Foodie Street?” by Savannah Billman and Linda Laura Laszlo
Vendors, Customers and Community at the Pudong Mosque Market by Maike Prewett and Bridgette Williams
Proliferation of Mobile Payment Amongst Street Vendors by Gina Leipertz, Jantima Somboonsong, Julie Hauge
Stories about Roujiamo Vendors — An exploration of 3 different types of Roujiamo by Joy Wang and Zersh Li
The Formation of Natural Markets in Shanghai by Joseph Young and Killian Hauser
Let’s Talk about Chuanr by Felipe Valencia and Teng Ma
Chuan’r- Crispy, spicy, fatty
It is hard not to know what Chuan’r is to those who live or have lived in China. However, most people would be surprised to know that chuan’r did not become popular–China wide– as a street food item until recently. In fact, the history of Chuan’r is even more complicated … Continue Reading ››
Is ShuDaoDian 疏导点 a Solution to Streetfood Problems in Shanghai? by Lingyi Liu, Shannelle Chua, Ziqi Wang
Problems of Streetfood
China has a strong street food culture, and the same could be said for one of its most famous cities, Shanghai. But as Shanghai develops more and more, gaining more and more international recognition such as during the Shanghai Expo, the government grows stricter and stricter about policing street food vendors to maintain … Continue Reading ››The Red Cart: A Step to Formalization? by Xinying Zhang and Jiaqi Dong
Street Vending in Shanghai and NYC by Milica Gligic and ZhenYu Zhu
Debunking Shanghai: Food Safety, Agriculture & Organic Eco-Farming by Shirley Ariza and Aleksandra Lekowska
Li Fei: Street-Food Vending in Shanghai by Ana Bonomi, Arianna Rodriguez & Yi Yin
Two Vendors, One Stand by Jiaqi Dong and Emma Schumann
Shanghai and the Friday Muslim Market by Aleksandra Lekowska and Zihe Wang
Ji Muslim Restaurant vs. 伊帕尔汗新疆餐厅 | Yi Pa Er Han Xinjiang Restaurant by Wesley Livingstone and Lilian Korinek
Guan Guan Ji (贯贯吉穆斯林餐厅) is a chain of three highly successful Chinese Muslim restaurants, with two branches in Ningbo (宁波), and one right here in Shanghai on the bustling Zhejiang Central Road (浙江中路) and the corner of Guangdong Road (广东路). This restaurant was first introduced to us (Lilly and Wesley) by a local Shanghainese … Continue Reading ››
Halal Food & Community by Sunny Xiang, Mary Kate How Fee Koy and Anna Schmidt
Our project began with a trip to the halal market outside the Pudong mosque on a chilly October morning. After chatting with some of the vendors and tasting some of the food, we were hooked, and all of work in Street Food and Urban Farming began to center around the halal market. For our second … Continue Reading ››
Jianbing – An Impact by Alec Roscoe and Sam Chen
The man (Li) and his wife
This is the previous interview that we had with Li. A little commentary about the area that Li works in. He and his family have several stands around the Xuhui region of Shanghai down the street from the prestigious Shanghai High School, 上海中学, and East … Continue Reading ››A Story of a Chuar Family by Jimmy Machale , Forest Denton and Anya Shevchenko
As a group we claimed the JinQiao area from the very beginning as we eat street food every night and having the area that encompassed the vendors we interacted with on a daily basis … Continue Reading ››
Culinary Tourism in Asia by Nava Shmulevich & Julia Lee
In the Modern City… by Matthew Patel & Roz DeMesa
Guanxi Capitalism by Ben Weilun Zhang and Michael Kumar
Shanghai Street Food: Turf, Tradition, Taste by Rio Hodges & Larry Wu
A Dialogue about Burgers, Community, and Friendship by Annie Seaman, Taylor Miller, and Michael Chavez
Who would have thought a burger cart on one of Shanghai’s busiest bar streets would make a big impact on street food culture!
Watch this video to learn more about the burger cart on YongFu Road.
The Migration of Food by Li Jiawei, Bai Hailun and Michelle Huang
Frying to make a living by Echo Wang and Kevin Pham
Weifang Lu & ZhangYang Lu: The ‘Old’ Neighborhood by Echo Wang and Kevin Pham
For our final project, we decided to do something a little different. We understand while a major part of this class focuses on street food, we took the liberty of making this project something that we could call our own. Or as much of our own as possible. This project is not about us. This … Continue Reading ››
Exploring Hongkou District by Rewant Prakash, Amy Zhao and Guillermo Carrasquero
The Most Artsy Neighborhood in Shanghai:
North Sichuan Road 四川北路, Sweet Love Road 甜爱路, and Shanyin Road 山阴路
Note: Embedded above is the Map of the Hongkou Neighborhood that we explored . The Green-colored path is the travel path for someone interested in a self-guided tour. The Red-colored path is most famous for its … Continue Reading ››
Interview with the Senior Shanghainese Citizens and The Popcorn Vender BY Sarabi N Eventide, Cici Zhang and Tayyaba Aslam
ECNU: The Old and the New by Sarabi N Eventide, Cici Zhang and Tayyaba Aslam
Neighborhood map of East China Normal University
In the hearts of almost every member of the New York University Shanghai Class of 2017 lies the East China Normal University campus. More so than the campus, the surrounding streets provide the backdrop for the Class of 2017’s first year in university. Walking through … Continue Reading ››
The Small (Street Food) Community by Michelle Huang
Street Food and Nightlife on Yongfu Lu by Annie Seaman, Taylor Miller, and Michael Chavez
The Symphony of Street Food by Tyler Rhorick, Xiran Yang and Hunter Jarvis
Stories of change on Sipailou and Danfeng Road by Li Jiawei and Bai Hailun
The Art of Street Food by Jin Kim and Emma Schumann
Burger Babes: Infiltrating Shanghai’s Underground Economy
After a month of living in Shanghai as a study abroad student and experiencing what can only be understood as a place burgeoning with opportunity with little regulations, a friend and I took hold of the chance to establish a street food stand in the midst of Shanghai’s thumping nightlife. We … Continue Reading ››