Shanghai Cuisine is popularly known for marinading chicken and fish, for instance, with wine or spirits and then, the meat is thoroughly cooked or it is eaten raw.  In addition, salted meats and preserved vegetables are often utilized as additional ingredients in order to render spiciness to the dish.

Moreover, sugar is commonly used in Shanghainese cooking and often, soy sauce is used along with sugar in order to infuse and emphasize the sweetness to the dish.

And then, incorporating the spiciness, sweetness and alcohol infusion that the Shanghainese cuisine is known for and mixing it up with Italian ingredients such as pasta as well as with the Italian cooking techniques, this brings in new flavors and sensations that contribute to the popularity of Chitalian cuisine.