Tianjin's old brands are:

1, Guifaxiang: originated in 1937, by Fan Guicai and Fan Guilin brothers started. At that time, they opened a twist store "Guifaxiang" and "Guifacheng" on Dagu South Road in Tianjin.

Featured in the production of twisted flowers are sandwiched between a strip of assorted crisps consisting of a dozen ingredients such as peach kernels, green plums, osmanthus, etc. In 1956, when the public-private partnership was implemented, the two stores were merged, and the main seasoning "Gui" of "Gui Hua" was taken, and the name was changed to The name was changed to "Guifaxiang Sesame Flower Shop".

2, Guishun Zhai: known for operating a variety of halal pastries, is the Hui people Liu Zhen in 1924, is a 80-year history of the old halal pastry store. Guishunzhai was originally the front store and factory, self-production and marketing. The production of saqima, honey twist, honey for, row of fork and other court confectionery color, aroma and taste with good, become the store's specialty confectionery.

Peking Opera master Ma Lianliang, comedy great Ma Sanli, etc., when often buy Guishun Zhai pastries. After the liberation, Guishun Zhai became three stores, two workshops. 1981, in order to better create the old brand-name products. Guishun Zhai will be merged with two workshops, set up Guishun Zhai pastry factory, and formed a factory of five stores pattern.

3, nut Zhang, China's long-established, the creation of its nut products has more than 160 years of history, is one of Tianjin's specialties. A wide range of high-quality products, such as amber peanut kernels, amber walnut kernels, tiger skin peanut kernels, net flavor peanut kernels, milk melon seeds kernels, five-fragrance pine nuts kernels.

Nut Zhang has a history of more than 160 years, the first generation of Zhang Mingchun and the second generation of Zhang Weishun worked as a chef in the Imperial Household Kitchen of the Qing Dynasty, specializing in deep-frying a variety of small foods, which were praised by the Emperor and appreciated by the Empress Dowager, and then known as the Palace snacks.

After the liberation, the third generation of Zhang Huishan fried peanut kernels, glass walnut kernels, tiger peanut kernels and other varieties of net fragrance, in 1956, tianjin food and beverage business quality varieties of the exhibition was rated as good food, to participate in the Botswana International Expo.

4, tianjin duck restaurant: original name "zhengyangchun duck building", was founded in 1862. 1935, zhengyangchun in the lively and bustling persuasion field near the opening, because of the main door of the sunrise and named.

Legend has it that in the early years, when Zheng Chun, a Beijing duck master, came to Tianjin to make a living and settle down, he built a store of less than a hundred square meters with the door facing east to run the duck business in the muddy open space. Because of its good direction in front of the door open, every morning the whole store is bathed in sunshine, even if the cold winter store is still warm as spring. One day, Zheng Chun, master of a whim, in the middle of his name plus the word yang to take the harmonic "Zheng Yangchun" as a font size is like the unity of man and heaven.

From then on, "Zhengyangchun" had a booming business and was known far and wide. As times change, "Zhengyangchun" in November 1935 change of ownership, the same year in the original site built a two-story building covering 122 square meters, renamed "Zhengyangchun Duck House". Therefore, the descendants are accustomed to this for the establishment of the store in the beginning of the year.

5, Dafu Lai: created in the Qing dynasty in the Guangxu period of the old, the legend has it that the Qianlong emperor went down to the south of the Yangtze River back to Beijing via Tianjin, passed by Zhang shopkeeper pancake store, first tasted the pancake rolled onions, and then called on the soup. Hostess in a hurry to tear the pancakes, put salt, sesame oil, cilantro, with boiling water to send on. Qianlong side drink and eat, feel the pancakes a bubble better flavor, asked the hostess name, back to say Guo eight.

Qianlong heard, laughed and said: "potpourri can not be called soup, should be added a 'vegetable' word is good." Another few days later, Zhang shopkeeper just opened the door to customers, an imperial guards barged in and yelled, "Your great fortune has come!" He said, putting down the two hundred taels of silver rewarded by the Emperor. The "Dafu Lai pot dishes" became famous.