1. Tianjin’s three specialties are also called the three specialties of Tianjin flavor food, which refer to the three traditional delicacies of Tianjin: “Goubuli steamed stuffed buns”, “Eighteenth Street Mahua” and “Er’er Eye Fried Cake”.
2. Goubuli Steamed Buns
There are many types of steamed buns sold in Tianjin, including Beimen Xiliuji Beef Buns, Dongma Road Enfade Mutton Buns, Gongnan Street Stone Buns Menkan vegetarian buns, and Hou’s Goubuli pork buns. Up to this day, Goubuli steamed buns are the best among them in terms of reputation and business prosperity. He ranks first among the three wonders in Tianjin.
3. 18th Street Mahua
At that time, there were many stalls selling fried mahua in Tianjin, with different levels and quality. In order to compete with others, the founder designed unique and elaborate products. In addition to changing the fried twist noodles to half-frozen noodles, he also added a crispy filling containing various ingredients such as osmanthus, sugar, peach kernels, green and red silk, rock sugar, etc. in the middle of the white twist strips.
4. Er'eryan Fried Cake
The three characters "Er'er Eye" in Er'eryan Fried Cake are the same as the three characters "Goubuli" in Goubuli Steamed Buns, which are not the real store names. . 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.