Goubuli’s Stuffed-buns,Too Delicious to Hold

When I first heard the name of Goubuli stuffed-buns (Literally means dog ignores)during childhood,I wondered who made stuffed-buns(Baozi)Goubuli so insipid that even dogs ignore.I learned later that stuffed-buns is a kind of very delicious food that people will get desperate to eat it.But it’s confusing why such high-end food has a low-profile name?

During the Qing Dynasty when Emperor Dao Guang was in reign,a couple living in Wuqing County in Tianjin city had their only son at the age of 40 in a peasant family.They named the boy Gouzi(Literaliy means puppy)in the hope of blessing their son a safe and sound life.At the age of 14,Gouzi started to learn skills. He helped out in a steamed buns store and soon gained some useful skills.Later on, he opened his own stuffed-buns(Baozi)store.Due to his cleverness and diligence, he invented watery fillings and half-leaven dough.The stuffed-buns(Baozi)he made tasted softer and tender,looking beautiful as White Chrysanthemums.People from miles away came to eat his stuffed-buns.(Baozi).Since Gouzi was busy making business,he seldom had time to talk,therefore,some people said that Gouzi was too busy that he started to ignore people.As time went by,everyone started to call him Goubuli(Literally means dog ignores).

The president of the Chinese Republic Yuan Shikai praised Goubuli stuffed-buns Goubuli(Baozi)profoundly after he tasted them.He then immediatedly tributed stuffed-buns(Baozi)to the Dowager Empress Cixi,who was very pleased with the taste and commented,”The quadruped running around in mountains,the wild geese flying between clouds,the cattle and sheep walking on the ground and the rare seafood living in the deep ocean are not as appetizing as Goubuli Baozi,one can live a long life for eating Goubuli.”Since then,Goubuli had gained a huge reputation.

As time went by,Goubuli stuffed-buns(Baozi)business thrived and more and more people liked Goubuli Baozi. 

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