Special dishes across China drew peak consumer traffic during the second day of the National Day holiday on Oct. 2, highlighting local culinary traditions from steamed delicacies to roasted specialties, according to regional reports.
Shanghai Nanxiang Steamed Buns Draw Overseas Crowds
The Nanxiang Steamed Bun Shop in Shanghai experienced heavy customer traffic on the first day of the National Day holiday, drawing both domestic and international visitors seeking traditional Jiangnan flavors. The establishment relies on manual craftsmanship, where veteran artisans with over 15 years of experience fold approximately 16 precise pleats into each soup dumpling. On that day, the shop consumed 2,000 jin of pork filling and 840 jin of flour, hand-wrapping more than 70,000 dumplings. Stacked together, the steaming baskets used that day reached a total height of 700 meters, roughly equivalent to a 230-story building.
Xi’an Mutton Paomo Diners Embrace Hand-Torn Tradition
An established restaurant in Xi’an, Shaanxi province, sold approximately 1,500 bowls of mutton and beef paomo on Oct. 1. Before the soup is served, diners participate in breaking the flatbread by hand, an interactive process where roughly 90% of patrons choose to tear the bread themselves for an engaging dining experience.
Nanjing Roast Duck Outlets Double Wait Times During Holiday Rush
A 30-year-old specialty roast duck shop in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, sold about 1,600 ducks on the holiday’s opening day. With each duck freshly cut upon order, customer wait times doubled from the usual 20 minutes. Operating at a steady pace of 100 batches per day, the shop utilized 12 online customer service phones to coordinate orders nationwide, where over 70% of buyers are repeat customers.
Huangshan Sesame Pastry Production Covers Badminton Court Area
In Tunxi Ancient Street in Huangshan, Anhui province, vendors prepared crab-shell-shaped sesame pastries that require at least an hour and a half from kneading to baking. Bakers began production at 7 a.m. to yield more than 40,000 pastries in a single day. Measuring five to six centimeters in diameter, laying out a day’s production would cover roughly 80 square meters, matching the area of a standard doubles badminton court.
Nanchang Rice Noodles Ship Northward
A rice noodle shop in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, prepared signature mixed noodles requiring just 10 seconds of blanching to maintain their chewy texture before adding over 10 ingredients including pickled radish, peanuts, and fresh chopped chili peppers for a one-minute assembly. The store dispatched more than 2,000 gift boxes of rice noodles daily across China, with a notable volume of orders shipped to northeastern regions.
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