Tianjin Goubuli steamed buns are a specialty of Tianjin, not Beijing.

Gao Guiyou, the founder of "Goubuli Steamed Buns", was born in Xiazhuzhuang, Wuqing County, Zhili Province (now Wuqing District, Tianjin City).

Because his father had a son at forty, he named him "Gouzi" in order to raise him safely, hoping that he would be as easy to feed as a puppy. When Gao Guiyou was 14 years old, he went to Liu's Steamed Food Shop on the edge of Tianjin's South Canal.

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Due to his ingenuity, diligence and inquiring skills, as well as the guidance of his masters, Gao Guiyou's skill in making steamed buns has continued to improve and he has become a master at it.

Three years after completing his studies, Gao Guiyou opened a snack shop specializing in steamed buns - "De Juhao".

Because Gao Guiyou is good at craftsmanship and is very conscientious in his work and never adulterates, the buns he makes are soft in texture, fresh and not greasy in flavor, resemble chrysanthemums in shape, have unique color, flavor and shape, and his business is very prosperous.

More and more people came to eat his steamed buns, and Gao Guiyou was too busy to talk to the customers. As a result, the steamed bun eaters jokingly called him "a dog who sells steamed buns and ignores people."

Over time, people took it easy and called him "Goubuli", and the steamed buns he sold were called "Goubuli steamed buns". However, the original store name was gradually forgotten by people.