Goubuli steamed buns are from Tianjin
Tianjin culture has gradually formed its own unique style over time. Tianjin’s food culture has a long and profound history. Each Tianjin specialty traditional food has its own unique historical and cultural background story. Next, Xiaoyu Cuisine will introduce the origin of Tianjin’s most famous snack, Goubuli steamed buns.
In Tianjin, China, there is a famous steamed stuffed bun restaurant named Goubuli, which is famous both at home and abroad. It is said that the owner of this bun shop is named Gao Mingguiyou and his nickname is "Paparazzi". It is said that Gao Guiyu had a very stubborn temper when he was a child. He was so stubborn that he would not even pay attention to the puppy's teasing. Therefore, the neighbors made fun of him and called him "Goubuli". Later, Gao Guiyou went to learn cooking skills. The buns he makes are not only very particular in the selection of ingredients, but also very unique in technique; they are also very delicious and have distinctive characteristics, so they are highly praised and favored by the majority of diners. After the Empress Dowager Cixi tasted it, she was "overjoyed" and couldn't help but praise it. From then on, this kind of steamed stuffed buns became famous far and wide, and the reputation of the steamed buns was ten times higher once it reached the dragon gate.
Later, Gao Guiyou suddenly came up with a new business idea: put several large baskets of clean chopsticks on the table in the store. If customers want to buy steamed buns, they first put their change into the bowl, and then He then gave the buns the price according to the money in the bowl. The customers finished eating the buns, put down their bowls and chopsticks and left the store, but Gao Guiyou was so busy that he didn't say a word the whole time. So the neighbors laughed at him and said: "The paparazzi sells buns and ignores them." Later, the good-hearted neighbors named his bun shop "Goubuli" and the buns he made were called "Goubuli buns", and Gao Guiyou didn't object. Once the name of this store spread, it became famous far and wide, and it has been passed down to this day. It can be said that it has been prosperous for a long time