In the last years of the Qing Dynasty, a man named Liu Laoba opened a small twist shop in an alley called "Eighteenth Street" in Wei, Tianjin, and the name of the shop was "Gui Faxiang". Liu Laoba's fried twist flowers are made of fine white flour and fine oil, real materials, Tong Sou is not deceived, so his shop customers are full of doors, but with the passage of time, people's tastes have become more and more difficult, and they feel that the twist flowers are tired, so Gui Faxiang's business is gradually not as good as before. Later, once, Liu Laoba, who went out to run errands, was tired and hungry, and came back to find snacks to eat, but the snacks bought before the store had been eaten, and only some dim sum residue was left, so Liu Laoba made a clever move, put the dim sum residue and twist noodles together, made into twist under the pan and fried, the fried twist flowers were not only different from the previous color, but also much more delicious than before. Liu Laoba suddenly became interested and began to sandwich various flavors of fillings in the middle of the twist flowers, which is the assorted stuffed hemp flower, which is one of the three best snacks in Tianjin today. And Gui Faxiang has thus become a century-old brand.
When I was a child, my uncle went to Tianjin on a business trip, and came back to bring us a few boxes of eighteenth street twist flowers, open the lid to see, this twist flower is not only large, but also dotted with green and red silk and rock sugar, the taste is sweet and delicious in addition to crisp, and at that time I was amazed that the twist flower can actually be made so tall. Now when you come to Tianjin, the 18th Street twist flower is of course a traditional snack that cannot be missed, no matter what, you must taste it well, and then buy some to take home and give it to your friends and relatives to taste.
Although the general twist flower has the characteristics of crispy taste, it has a very dry feeling when eaten in the mouth, so many people do not want to eat it after eating a few bites. The Eighteenth Street twist is not the same, its characteristics are mainly reflected in its ingredients and production process, between the white strips and hemp strips of the twist into a special assorted filling, the ingredients include osmanthus flowers, sesame seeds, melon seeds, walnuts, peanuts, Fujian ginger, etc., etc. After being fried in the peanut oil pot, and then sprinkled with rock sugar, green and red silk, melon strips and other accessories, so that both unique taste and higher appearance, so the eighteenth street twist flower This color, fragrance, taste is the characteristics of the general twist flower is not comparable.
In addition to the assorted taste, the Eighteenth Street twist flower also has six or seven flavors such as pepper and salt, five spices, etc., these flavors are innovated by people after repeated exploration, but no matter what kind of twist flower, once fried, it must be crispy, if it falls on the ground, it will be broken, the quality can be seen, and it is not soft, not tasteless, not deteriorated, suitable for long-term storage, so domestic and foreign tourists who come to Tianjin will buy a few boxes of Eighteenth Street twist flowers when they leave, and taste or give them to relatives and friends after going back.