First of all, we listed the twist and vinegar in Tianjin this time.
1, the first 18 street corner
Guifaxiang's 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, each with its own characteristics. Personally, I like salt and pepper twist 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, and 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 original assorted twist brought a little crispness and sweetness to countless children's childhood.
2. Only old vinegar
Liu Du old 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. It is a little lighter than balsamic vinegar and a little sweeter than aged vinegar. It tastes light, but it's 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, garlic turned bright green, and vinegar smelled like garlic. The weather is cold and thorough, refreshing and fresh. This is a perfect match for eating jiaozi 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, they are not inferior at all, but they are fresh and hot and 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 have a face in front of people all over the country. Pancake fruit is an indispensable part of breakfast in Tianjin. The noodles of pancake fruit are real mung bean noodles with a faint fragrance. Onions, flour paste and peppers are all good raw materials. The fruit bar is very crisp. It is folded into three layers, rolled in the dough, spread out while it is hot and eaten in your mouth. That's really a scent!
I remember when I was a child, I asked my mother for an egg if I wanted pancake fruit. 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 my father and I went to buy soybean milk and sneaked back to spread pancakes. Sometimes I come back late, and my aunt is afraid that the pancake will not taste good if it gets cold, and she will specially heat it with a hammer until we come back. Now think about it, this pancake is full of human touch!
4. Ear-shaped fried cake
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 ate it at the gate of the station after buying it. I was so greedy that I ate it too. The fried cake is dumped immediately, and it must be eaten while it is hot. It's really tender outside! Then the bean paste is not so sweet! There is soft glutinous rice flour in the crispy skin, and you can also brush QQ bombs, 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 bean 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 and fresh. The dried mung bean pancakes are soaked in soup, and the taste is smooth. The aroma of sesame sauce and fermented bean curd is rich, 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 the 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 almost no local people eat it, so I won't mention it!