I personally think Goubuli steamed buns are super delicious. I have never tried 18th Street Mahua. Personally I think they are super delicious. Tianjin’s Goubuli steamed buns, Ereryan Fried Cake and 18th Street Mahua are famous all over the world.

People call it the "three unique" snacks in Tianjin. They are not only famous and well-known throughout the country, but also praised by international friends.

Looking back at the founders of these three specialties, even though they came from poor backgrounds, they all have ambitions, constantly study cooking techniques, pay special attention to the standards of input materials, and never deceive themselves and others. Therefore, they have produced food that customers can trust. These three excellent snacks

It is still the pride of Tianjin people.

Let’s talk about Goubuli Baozi first.

Tianjin sells a variety of steamed buns, including Beimen West Liuji beef buns, Dongma Road Enfade mutton buns, Gongnan Street Shitoumenkan vegetarian buns, and Houjiahou Goubuli pork buns.

Up to this day, Goubuli steamed buns are the best among them in terms of reputation and business development, ranking first among the three specialties in Tianjin.

"Goubuli" was founded in 1858.

During the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, a farmer in Wuqing County, Hebei Province gave birth to a son in his forties. He named the son "Gouzi" in order to seek peace and hope that he would be easy to feed like a puppy (according to northern customs, this name is full of simple love and affection).

Gouzi came to Tianjin to study art at the age of 14 and worked as a waiter in a steamed food shop.

Gouzi is ingenious and studious, and he has mastered a good job. He is unwilling to rely on others and sets up his own bun stall.

Steamed buns are made of half-risen dough stuffed with water. They have a soft texture, fresh and not greasy aroma, and are shaped like chrysanthemums. Their color, flavor, and shape are all unique. People from all over the world come to eat steamed buns. The business is very prosperous, and Gouzi is too busy to care.

Talk to customers.

As a result, people who eat steamed buns say that "the dog sells steamed buns and ignores people." As time goes by, people call him "the dog ignores people."

At that time, Yuan Shikai was training a new army in Tianjin. He brought Goubuli steamed buns into the palace as a tribute to the Empress Dowager Cixi. After eating them, the Empress Dowager was very happy and said: "The beasts in the mountains are swallows in the clouds, and the cattle and sheep in the hinterland are delicious. They are not as good as Goubuli. The food can help you live longer."

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From then on, Goubuli became famous.

The characteristics of Goubuli are mainly reflected in the aspects of filling filling, dough mixing and steaming buns. It has strict feeding standards and operating procedures. After careful production, the steamed buns are moist and nutritious. They look delicious and soft and are delicious to eat.

It is fat but not greasy, has a pleasant fragrance and is easy to digest, so it has been appreciated by Chinese and foreign customers for many years.

The time-honored Goubuli Steamed Bun Shop has opened four branches in Tianjin.

Since 1980, it has entered into joint ventures with more than 20 domestic regions, including Beijing, Hangzhou, Guilin, Harbin, Shijiazhuang, Botou City, Baotou, Cangzhou, Xingtai, and Beidaihe, and opened branches.

A branch of Goubuli Steamed Buns was also opened in Tokyo, Japan, and its reputation has spread to the world.

Let’s talk about the fried cakes with ears and eyes.

The three characters "Er'er Eye" in Er'eryan Fried Cake are the same as the three characters "Goubuli" in Goubuli Steamed Buns. They are not the real store name.

Er'eryan Fried Cake is named because the shop selling this fried cake is located at the entrance of a narrow alley, which happens to be called Er'eryan Hutong.

The founder of Er'er Eye Fried Cake is a Hui named Liu Wanchun, who also came from a poor family.

Liu Wanchun collected some money during the Guangxu period of the late Qing Dynasty and purchased a small stone mill, a pot and a small cart.

He, his wife and children worked together, some grinding and kneading noodles, and some making stuffing, and then pushed the cart to Guayi Street and outside the South Gate and walked around the streets, frying and selling them.

Liu Wanchun hung a small wooden sign on his cart with the four characters "Hui Liu Ji" written on it. This was his earliest mark for selling fried cakes.

At that time, he could sell 20 to 30 kilograms of fried cakes every day to support his family.

Liu Wanchun lived on the streets in this way for several years. In 1892, he began to find a small storefront on the east side of Beimenwai Road. Later, it was expanded to two rooms, and he rented the two upstairs rooms of his next door neighbor.

Become a fried cake shop.

Liu Wanchun runs a fried cake shop. Although it is a small business, he operates it carefully and wins people with his goods.

The ingredients are carefully selected and made carefully. The glutinous yellow rice produced in Beihe and Xihe is used. It is swollen with water, ground into a porridge shape with a stone mill, put in a cloth bag, poured with water to ferment, and then mixed with an appropriate amount of alkali to make the dough.

In addition, boil the best cinnabar red beans and add a little alkaline after blooming. Take them out, rub them in the sand, and peel them. At the same time, boil the sugar juice with high-quality brown sugar and add the bean paste, mix evenly, and stir-fry until they are no longer sticky to your hands.

The bean filling is ready, and a little osmanthus should be added to enhance the flavor.

When wrapping, the size should be uniform and the thickness should be moderate. The filling should never be exposed during frying.

The finished fried cake is golden in color, crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and has a mellow aroma that makes your mouth water.

The Eryan Fried Cake can be stored for many days without deterioration. Even in the hot summer season, it will not deteriorate even after several days. It will still taste delicious after being roasted over a warm fire.

People often wait in line for a long time in order to buy the delicious ear-eye fried cake. However, some people still fail to buy it and leave disappointed.

Foreign customers who come to Tianjin often try their best to buy some Er-Ean Fried Cake to try in order to satisfy their appetite.

Finally, let’s talk about the cannabis flowers on 18th Street.

At that time, there were many stalls selling fried mahua in Tianjin, with different levels and quality.

In order to compete with others, Fan Guilin was ingenious and carefully designed. In addition to changing the fried twist noodles to half-frozen noodles, he also sandwiched a strip of sweet-scented osmanthus, sugar, peach kernels, green and red silk, rock sugar and other small ingredients in the middle of the white twist strips.

of crispy filling.

After being designed in this way, the fried twists are crispy, sweet and delicious.