When it comes to Tianjin food, many people will think of Goubuli steamed buns, 18th Street twists, and Er Eryan fried cakes. In fact, these are the favorites of locals.

1. Pancake dumplings Pancake dumplings are one of the famous snacks in Tianjin. They are easy to make and only require a stove, a pan (an iron pan for spreading pancakes), a spatula, an oil wipe and a scraper.

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The main ingredients are batter for dough (made from mung bean flour), eggs, fruits and fruit grate (bì). The fruit is fried dough sticks, also called 禃子, and the thin ones are called 烃禮儿.

The seasonings are sweet noodle sauce and chopped green onions, and now there are also sauced tofu and chili sauce.

Tianjin’s pancakes are famous throughout the country.

In Tianjin, no one can refuse a set of pancakes.

2. Crispy rice dish can be transformed into another snack that Tianjin people can’t live without using pancake dumplings - rice crispy rice dish (pronounced gǎ ba dish in Tianjin dialect).

Tianjin rice dumplings are also rice, vegetables, and soup. They are a unique local snack.

It is made of mung beans and millet ground into a paste, spread into pancakes, dried and cut into small strips, served with marinade, sprinkled with sesame sauce, soybean curd juice (red fermented bean curd juice), coriander, etc., which makes it salty and spicy.

3. Donuts Donuts can be seen as a fat version of fried spring rolls. They are rolled with various vegetables or meat fillings and deep-fried. They can be eaten alone or sandwiched in flatbreads/pancakes.

Common fillings for vegetarian rolls include bean sprouts, dried tofu, and red bean paste (that is, the bean paste dyed red with soybean curd sauce), and seasonings such as soybean curd and five-spice powder are added.

4. Noodle tea Tianjin noodle tea is a kind of paste made from millet or millet noodles. A layer of sesame sauce is poured on the surface and sprinkled with sesame salt. People who like it can't wait to come here every day. People who don't like it can't wait to eat it.

Maybe one bite will make your mouth full.

You don't need a spoon to drink noodle tea. You just hold the bowl and swirl it around the edge of the bowl to sip. This is the authentic way to drink it.

5. Tianjin cuisine - Bazhen tofu is derived from Shandong cuisine. The cooking methods of Shandong cuisine are mostly "steaming, boiling, roasting, simmering and stewing." Sweet, sour, spicy, and salty are all Tianjin cuisine flavors.

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Among them, Bazhen Tofu, a representative of Tianjin's home-cooked dishes, is the southern soft tofu that is fried into a crispy skin and then stewed with eight full-flavor ingredients.

There are many versions of Bazhen Tofu. The home-style version uses squid, shrimps, scallops, crab meat, sea cucumbers, chicken, etc. plus tofu to cook together 8 kinds of ingredients. Most restaurants in Tianjin now have these dishes.

Another Tianjin dish - Quanbao is made of squid rolls, shrimps, scallops, crab meat, diced chicken, chicken gizzards and diced cucumbers, stir-fried and thickened.

6. 羽(zēng) 羽徳肉 羽beng carp is a traditional delicacy. In the past, 羽beng carp was a must-have for Tianjin people’s New Year’s Eve dinners or festive family banquets.

Fengbeng carp is made from fried scaly live carp. The biggest feature of this dish is that the fish scales are not removed.

After removing the gills and internal organs, split but not chop the fish.

Then put it in the oil pan, set it in shape, and then fry it over a slow fire. After serving, pour the sweet and sour sauce on the golden fish, giving it a mixture of sweet, sour, salty, spicy, and numbing flavors.

7. Lao Bao San Lao Bao San is one of the four popular dishes in Tianjin along with fish-flavored shredded pork, Kung Pao chicken, and Mushu pork.

Lao Pao San has three ingredients: "liver, kidneys, and tenderloin." The three ingredients are stir-fried over high heat. For this dish, Lao Tianjin insists on not adding any side dishes or accessories.

There are also special dishes such as stir-fried vegetables, gluten-free noodles, Sixi meatballs, fried prawns, vinegar and pepper tofu soup, Luo Han tripe, etc.

8. Tianjin Mahua When it comes to Tianjin’s specialties, Tianjin’s Mahua is indispensable. Mahua may not be eaten only during the Spring Festival, but Mahua is always indispensable during the Spring Festival.

What is different from other twists in other places is that Tianjin twists are thick and sturdy, with not only a bright outer skin, but also stuffing inside.

9. Tianjin’s Eight Pieces If you talk about Tianjin’s traditional pastries, you have to mention eight pieces: Fu character cake, Xie character cake, crispy salt and pepper, flower roses, Lu character cake, longevity cake, hawthorn pot helmet, and jujube flower cake.

Jinba Piece is the first choice for Tianjin people to give gifts.

Among the "eight pieces", there are big eight pieces and small eight pieces.

The big eight items: jujube flowers, fortune, fortune, longevity, happiness, rolled cakes, walnut cakes, and wax cakes.

Eight small items: jujube cubes, almond cakes, small persimmons, small peaches, small apricots, small pomegranates, small apples, and small walnuts.

10. Ripe Pear Cake Ripe pear cake is a Tianjin specialty snack, also known as bowl cake.

Ripe pear cake uses rice as the main ingredient. The rice is ground into powder to make rice noodles. The rice noodles are steamed and topped with various delicious jams, such as common bean fillings, white sugar and red fruits.