First of all, we listed the twist and vinegar in Tianjin this time.
1, the first 18 street corner
Guifaxiang 18th Street Twist is a famous traditional point. It is a century-old dough twist shop in Tianjin, and it is also called "Tianjin Three Musts" with Goubuli steamed stuffed bun and Erduoyan fried cake. The big twist is as thick as an arm, and few people buy it except tourists. We Tianjin people like to buy small ones, which are crisp and have no burden to eat. There are more than ten kinds of flavors, such as hawthorn, black sesame, salt and pepper, and each one has its own characteristics. Personally, I like salt and pepper best. Twist tastes like sesame, crisp and delicious.
When I was a child, I only thought that the twist on 18 street was crisp and crisp, but I could only eat it on important days. On holidays, parents will entrust someone to buy some. At that time, there were few kinds of twist, not as many flavors as now, but even the most primitive assorted twist brought a touch of crispness and sweetness to countless children's childhood.
2. Only old vinegar
Liu Du mature vinegar is one of the three traditional vinegars in China. It is as famous as Shanxi mature vinegar and Zhenjiang rice vinegar. It has a history of more than 300 years and is a royal tribute of the Qing Dynasty. I bought this vinegar from a snack bar, which is a little lighter than balsamic vinegar and a little sweeter than aged vinegar. It's light, but delicious. Laba vinegar dipped in jiaozi is the most common way to eat.
I remember when I was a child, every year on the day of Laba, my mother would peel and wash the purple garlic prepared in advance, put it in a big jar, then put it in old vinegar, cover it tightly and put it in a place that is not too cold. On New Year's Eve, when the jar was opened, the garlic turned bright green and the vinegar smelled of garlic. Cold and thorough, refreshing. It is a perfect match to eat jiaozi, and you can eat it until the first month.
After talking about the food on the list, let's take a look at other foods in Tianjin. Compared with the above two, it is not inferior at all, just fresh and hot, not suitable for mailing, so it is not easy to eat authentic food in other places.
3, pancake fruit
Pancake fruit should be quite famous. After all, I have appeared in China on the Tip of the Tongue, and I am also a face in front of people all over the country. Pancake fruit is an essential part of breakfast in Tianjin. The noodles of pancake fruit are real mung bean noodles with faint fragrance. Onions, flour paste and peppers are all excellent raw materials. Fruit grates are crisp, 30% folded, rolled in dough, spread out while it is hot and eaten in your mouth. That's really a scent!
I remember when I wanted to eat pancake fruit when I was a child, I asked my mother for an egg. There is a pancake fruit stand at the entrance of the community, and I gave the eggs to my aunt who is spreading pancakes. Then I went to buy soybean milk with my father and secretly came back to spread pancakes. Sometimes when I come back late, my aunt is afraid that the pancakes will not taste good if they get cold, and she deliberately heats them with a hammer until we come back. Now think about it, this pancake is full of human touch!
4. Ear-shaped fried cakes
Tianjin people love fried cakes, whether they are fried cakes with ears or not, as long as they are fried well. When I was a child, I stuttered at the buyer's house, but I haven't eaten it since I grew up, mainly because I sold less.
When I went to Guwen Street during the Spring Festival this year, I saw a long queue at the door of Erduoyan Fried Cake. Someone bought it and ate it at the gate of the station. I was also very greedy, so I followed suit. The fried cake is thrown out immediately, and it must be eaten while it is hot. It's really tender outside! Then the bean paste is not so sweet! Inside the crispy skin is soft sticky glutinous rice noodles, and QQ bombs can also be brushed, not to mention how enjoyable it is.
5, crispy rice dishes
This breakfast is only available in Tianjin, and it is really hard to eat in other places. We in Tianjin call it "Gaba cuisine". Mix mung beans and millet into paste, spread into pancakes, cut into willow leaves, and add marinade, sesame paste, fermented milk, pepper and coriander. The taste is salty, the dried mung bean pancake is soaked, the taste is smooth, and the sesame sauce sufu is rich in flavor, which is particularly enjoyable to eat.
I used to go to Fifth Avenue when I was a child. At that time, Chen Ji's crispy rice dishes were really delicious, especially his peppers and Dafa Gaba dishes in Dawangzhuang. Now Dafa Gaba food is long gone. Chen Ji changed to an online celebrity shop. The taste is different from before, but the food at home is still delicious, which is enough for me.
In addition to the above, our Goubuli steamed stuffed bun in Tianjin is particularly famous, but now there are basically no locals to eat, so I won't mention it!