Shanghai-style New Year’s Eve dinner is always indispensable with the eight-treasure duck that symbolizes reunion. This famous dish in local restaurants in Shanghai is roughly equivalent to the king crab in Cantonese cuisine.
The number of ducks sold every year from Luo Yulin, the chef of the Yuyuan branch of the old Shanghai hotel, is around 8,000 if only counting dine-in meals. “Many people not only eat one, but also ask for more when leaving. Bring one”