Speaking of Tianjin, the first thing that people think of must be the famous dog bun and the unique Tianjin characteristics of the cannabis flower, it seems that everyone who comes to Tianjin, whether it is a business trip or a tourist vacation, must go to listen to a cross-talk, taste the dog does not pay attention to the bun, and go back with some cannabis flowers as a souvenir. Why is Tianjin Twist so famous? What kind of history does it have? Which twist flower in Tianjin is the most famous and delicious? On this trip, I went to Tianjin to find stories about Tianjin cannabis flowers.
Cold leaves were photographed in Tianjin.
Tianjin, known as "Jinmen" in ancient times, means the ferry through which Tianzi passes, the lower reaches of the Yellow River, east of the Bohai Sea, one of the four municipalities directly under the central government of China, and also the largest port city and open city in the north. Tianjin has risen since ancient times due to water transport, the Tang Dynasty became a water and land wharf for the transportation of grain and silk in the south, Haijin Town became a military and grain transfer center during the Yuan Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty Yongle II (1404 AD) officially established the city, the Qing Dynasty four powers have set up concessions, after more than 600 years of wind and rain baptism, creating a city culture that combines China and the West, ancient and modern compatible in Tianjin.
Chinese cuisine is broad and profound, and special snacks from all over the world are emerging in an endless stream. Twist flower, a traditional Chinese fried noodle snack, is said to have been invented by Chai Wenjin, the chancellor of the late Western Han Dynasty, with a history of nearly 2,000 years. Twist flowers are made by twisting two or three strands of noodles together and frying them in oil, and there is also a custom of eating twist flowers in northern China during the summer season. Nowadays, different flavors of twist flowers are made in Tianjin, Shaanxi Xianyang, Shanxi Jishan, Hubei Chongyang, Henan Ningping, Hunan Xinhua and other places.
Speaking of Tianjin twist, we have to start with a story. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, there was a small alley called 18th Street on the west side of the Weihai River in Tianjin, and a peddler named Liu Laoba opened a small twist shop in the alley, with the name "Gui Faxiang". This man is smart and capable, and he is also a good hand at frying twist flowers. He filled the alley with the smell of fine white noodles and fried twist flowers, and people smelled the incense and came to buy his twist flowers, and customers filled the door for a while.
The business became bigger and bigger, and Liu Laoba rented a bigger store and opened a new store. However, with the passage of time, even the most delicious things will be bored, and everyone thinks that the twist taste of his family is like this, and gradually the business begins to be bleak. To this end, Liu Laoba is thinking hard about how to revitalize his family's twist flowers.
By chance, Liu Laoba found that between the white strips and the hemp strips of the twist flower was sandwiched into the assorted puff pastry filling, the twist flower has a more intense aroma and a more delicious taste, unlike the greasy twist flowers fried by a single pasta. So he put osmanthus flowers, walnuts, peanuts, sesame seeds, Fujian ginger... As well as green and red silk and rock sugar, etc. joined in, sure enough, the twist flavor was more, and it also met the tastes of various groups of people, and for a time Gui Faxiang was once again popular in Jinmen.
In order not to repeat the tragedy of the last time, Liu Laoba's selection of materials is also more refined, using refined wheat flour, and also adding osmanthus flowers from Hangzhou West Lake and rock sugar sugar made of Lingfu sugarcane, which not only improves the taste of twist flowers, but also prolongs the storage time. It has created the characteristics of Gui Faxiang twist flower fragrance, crispness, crispness, sweetness, etc., and it is not soft, tasteless and does not deteriorate in a dry and ventilated place for several months.
In this way, Liu Caiba's Gui Fa Xiang twist flower was out of control, becoming one of the favorite foods of the people of Tianjin, and also making twist flower one of the representatives of Tianjin snacks for the famous food "three absolutes" in Tianjin Wei, and was well known by the people of the whole Chinese. Nowadays, Gui Fa Xiang Eighteenth Street Twist Flower has become a "century-old brand" and "Chinese snack", and the preferred brand for citizens and tourists to buy twist flowers.
In Gui Fa Xiang, there is also a 18th Street Twist Flower Culture Center, where visitors can see the history of twist flower development and how Gui Fa Xiang has grown from a small shop to one of the representatives of Tianjin cuisine. In addition, you can see how twist flowers are made today, and you can taste a variety of twist flowers, and you can also buy the most affordable twist flowers here.
It is worth mentioning that in the cultural center, there is a super cannabis flower that has won the Guinness Book of World Records. This 2-meter-long and 150-kilogram root was completed by six special twist masters, making it the largest twist flower in the world, known as the "Twist King". Friends who have the opportunity to go to Tianjin can go to see it, it is really spectacular.