FoodInTianjin小组成员;张洪卿坑新阳张道刚TianjinisamunicipalitydirectundertheCentralGovernment,aswellasanopeningcity.It'ssituatedintheeasternpartoftheNorthChinaPlain,coveringanareaof11,300squarekm.andwithapopulationofsixmillion.ThreedelicaciesofTianjin(津门三绝)Goubuli'sStuffedBuns(狗不理包子)Goubulibaoziwascreatedin1858byanativemannamedgaoguiyouofwuqingcounty,hisnicknameisgouzi.Ashisbusinesswasdonewell,hewasalwaystoobusytogreethiscustomers.Therefore,peopleoftenplayedajokeonhimandsaidthatgouzionlycaredaboutsellingstuffedbunsbutnotaboutthepeople.Astimewentby,peoplechangedgouzitogoubulianhisstuffedbuntogoubulibaozi.GuifaxiangFriedDoughTwists(桂发祥麻花)VisitorstoTianjincanseefrieddoughtwists,atraditionalTianjinsnack,soldalmosteverywhereinthecity.Themostfamousonesarethe18thStreetFriedDoughTwists,socalledbecausetheyaremadeattheformer18thStreet.TheGuifaxiangFriedDoughTwistGeneralShopisnowsituatedat568DaguRoadSouthinHexiDistrict,theoriginallocationoftheformer18thStreetshop.Itproducesthetraditional18thStreetFriedDoughTwists.Thedoughtwistsmadeatthisshoparearomatic,sweet,crunchyandcrisp.GuifaxiangdoughtwistsarealsosoldinFoodStreet.Eachofthedoughtwistsweighsabouttwoorthreepounds.Theyareappetizingincolourandfancyinshape.Ear-HoleFriedCake(耳朵眼炸糕)TheEar-HoleFriedCakeisanotheroneofthefamoustraditionalTianjinsnacks.ItgotitsnamefromthenarrowEar-HoleStreetinTianin'sBeidaguan,wheretheshopsellingitwaslocated.TheEar-HoldFriedCakehasahistoryofmorethan80years.ItwasintroducedbyamannamedLiuWanchun,whopeddleditonasingle-wheelbarrowfromstreettostreet.Whenhisbusinessprospered,herentedaroomandopenedLiu'sFriedCakeShop.Becausethefriedcakeshemadewereofhighquality,reasonablepriceandhadaspecialflavour,itsoonbecameapopularsnack.Thecakeismadeofcarefullyleavenedandkneadedglutinousricedough.Thefillingisbeanpastemadewithgoodqualifyredbeans.Thepastryofthefinishedcakeisgoldenincolour,crispandcrunchy,whilethefillingistenderandsweetwithalingeringflavour.DafulaiGuobacai(锅巴菜)Asnackofstronglocalflavour,guobacaiisasortofpancakemadeofmilletandmungbeanflour.Thepancakeisslicedandcookedinthesaucemadeofsesameoil,choppedginger,soysauce,preservedbeancurdandgreenonion.Guobacaiisoftenservedalongwithfrieddoughandsesamecakes.Tangdui(糖墩儿)ItisacustominTianjintoeattangduiontheeveoftheChineseNewYear.Themostpopulartangduiismadeofhawthornberry.Hawthornberrieshavetheirseedsremovedandareskeweredonathinbamboostick,thendippedinhotsyrup.Whentheyturncool,thestringedberrieswrappedincrystalsugarlooklikebeautifulstonebeanspungentlysweetandsour.Sometimes,thehollowedhawthornberriesarefilledwithredbeanpaste,walnutandmelonseeds.Today,inadditiontohawthorn,awidevarietyoftangduihasbeendeveloped,includingwaterchestnut,tangerine,apple,pearandcrab-apple,etc.Thanks