虽然大米是主食，但喜用面条。上海地区做菜多用红烧，即把切成块的猪肉放在糖，酱油，姜和其他的香料里煮很长的时间。另一种着名的做法是糖醋，特别是糖醋鲤鱼。

　　Noodles are favored although rice is the staple food in the region. One of the favored ways of preparing dishes in the region is the "the red-cook" method， where chunks of pork are cooked for a long time in sugar， soy， ginger and other spices. The other is the well-known sweet- and- sour method of preparing food， particularly carp.