Tianjin Food and Restaurants

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Most of Beijing’s cuisine derives from Tianjin and Beijingers make a point of going to Chinese menu are goubuli meat buns(goubuli baozi). Goubuli literally translates as “dog doesn’t care. The story has it that the inventor of these meat buns had the humble name ofDog. His meat buns became so popular and sold so fast that he didn’t have time to greet his customers, so when his regulars felt ignored, they said that” Dog doesn’t’ care about us.” Another story goes that he was so ugly that even dogs wouldn’t pay any attention to him.

Tianjin is crammed with cheap restaurants that offer a wide range of food. For those who are craving something different Tianjin offers an abundance of choices. Tea soup flour, sugar and minced nuts in a bowl and then fills the bowl with boiling water from a bronze teapot. Crispy deep-tried dough twists(mahua) made from wheat mixed with sesame seeds, sugar and preserved fruits and nuts make for tasty snacks. Local specialties include chewy deep-fried- stuffed rice cakes(erduo yanr zhagao), mutton soup (yangroutang) and jianbing guozi. Jianbing guozi is thin pancake made from green bean flour. When it’s being grilled, an egg is broken and spread over top of the pancake, then sweet soy sauce and hot sauce is spread over the pancake. The pancake is then wrapped around Chinese donut (youtiao ) There are some snacks that are only for the brave of stomach. In fall, grasshoppers aren’t seen only in the grass but the grass but also on plates. When the leaves change color, peddlers set up stalls along the roads and fry up some grasshoppers.

For those who are hungry to dip their chopsticks into Chinese dishes of various flave ors, the Nanshi Food Street(nanshi shipin ji南市食品街) provides some of the country’s best choices. It’s particularly known for its seafood, culled from the port area of Tanggu. In typical Chinese custom, the fish is brought live to your table for your pre cooking approval before being prepared.