Goubuli was founded in 1858. During the Xianfeng period of Qing Dynasty, there was a young man named Guiyouyou in Yangcun, Wuqing County, Hebei Province. Because his father had a son at the age of forty, he took the nickname "Dog Son" in order to raise his son safely, hoping to feed him as well as a puppy (according to the northern custom, this name is full of simple and loving affection).

Goubuli steamed stuffed bun is a famous flavor point in Tianjin. It is white and soft, the size is the same, and the bottom side is the same thickness. It is oily when bitten, but it is not greasy and tastes very delicious.

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Goubuli steamed stuffed bun adopts the production technology of "half-fried flour and water-beaten stuffing". Leather is thin and tough; The stuffing is finely chopped with lean meat, and ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil, monosodium glutamate and sparerib soup are added. The steamed buns made are required not to go out of shape, not to fall off the bottom, and not to leak oil, all of which are chrysanthemum-shaped.

Goubuli steamed stuffed bun is characterized by excellent selection of materials, thin skin and big stuffing, mellow taste, tender and palatable, fat but not greasy.

It is said that when Yuan Shikai was the governor of Zhili and trained a new army in Tianjin, he once presented the "Goubuli" steamed stuffed bun as a tribute to Empress Dowager Cixi in Beijing. Empress dowager cixi was delighted after tasting it, saying, "Wild animals in the mountains and geese in the clouds, cattle and sheep on land and fresh on the sea floor are not as good as dogs ignoring fragrance, and they can eat for a long time."

1973, President Mao Zedong once talked about Tianjin's delicious food, and especially thought of Tianjin's "Goubuli" steamed stuffed bun. Wu Liandeng, the life manager, also made a special trip to Tianjin for this purpose, and bought the "Goubuli" for the chairman. The chairman was particularly happy after eating it.