Tianjin Street Food

7 dishes in China

7 street foods from Tianjin, China: Jianbing Guozi, Goubuli Baozi, Erduoyan Zhagao, 18th Street Fried Dough Twist and Guobacai and more. Each one has its own page with the story behind it and what to look for.

Street foods of Tianjin

Breakfast · Griddled Jianbing Guozi (Crepe with Fried Dough) In Tianjin the filling is either a youtiao (guozi) or a thin, crisp fried sheet called guobeir, and purists reject add-ons like lettuce or ham… A thin mung-bean-and-grain batter is spread on a hot griddle, topped with a cracked egg, then wrapped around a crisp deep-fried dough stick, brushed with fermented bean paste and chili… Dumpling · Steamed Goubuli Baozi (Steamed Stuffed Buns) The name literally translates to 'dog won't even look at it' — a self-deprecating nickname for the founder that stuck and became one of China's most… A finely pleated, hand-folded wrapper (traditionally 18+ folds per bun) is filled with seasoned minced pork and a savory broth-infused stuffing, then steamed. Traditionally eaten with… Snack · Deep-fried Erduoyan Zhagao (Ear-Hole Fried Cake) It's named after the narrow street where the original shop stood — 'Ear-Hole Alley' — not after any part of the snack itself. Glutinous rice dough is filled with sweetened red bean paste, shaped into a small round cake, and deep-fried until crisp outside and soft inside. Snack · Deep-fried 18th Street Fried Dough Twist (Guifaxiang Mahua) Some versions are stuffed with a core of nuts, candied fruit, and sesame before frying, so the crunch of the twist gives way to a sweet, textured… Wheat dough mixed with sesame is braided into a thick twisted rope and deep-fried until hard and golden-brown, sometimes layered with a filled strand of nuts and preserved fruit. Keeps for… Breakfast Shop · Crepe Strips Guobacai (Crepe Strips in Spiced Gravy) The 'guoba' here is not scorched rice: it is a thin crepe of ground mung bean and millet, cut into willow-leaf strips. The crepe strips are stirred into a thick broth seasoned with soy sauce, ginger and five-spice, then topped with sesame paste, fermented tofu, cilantro and chili oil. It is eaten with a… Steamed Street Sweet · Contains No Pear Shuli Gao (Wooden-Cup Steamed Rice Cakes) There is no pear in it: 'li' likely stands for a sound meaning 'cooked'. Vendors' steamers had a whistle, so the snack was also nicknamed 'weng'er… Rice flour packed into small perforated wooden cups and steamed briefly over a pot, then smeared with toppings, originally bean paste, sugar or hawthorn, now many fruit flavors. Breakfast Roll · Tucked into Flatbread Juanquan (Fried Tofu-Skin Rolls) The rolls started as a by-product of soy-milk breakfast stalls, which lifted the skin off long-simmered soy milk and dried it for wrappers; they are… Tofu skin wrapped around mung bean sprouts, shredded dried tofu, starch sheets and cilantro seasoned with fermented tofu and sesame paste, sealed with flour paste at both ends and…

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