Tianjin people love buns, and there are bun shops on every street.
Outsiders recognize that "dogs don't pay attention", but Tianjin people say that "stone threshold" is good.
"Stone Gate" is a long-established brand specializing in vegetarian bags, which has a history of more than 100 years.
The "Stone Gate" was first opened in the late Qianlong Dynasty of the Qing Dynasty on the South Street of the "Tianhou Temple" next to the Palace.
In order to prevent the summer rain from pouring into the store, the owner built a threshold at the door, and since then, it has been called "stone threshold".
The person who gave the endorsement of the "stone gate" was Empress Dowager Cixi Lafayette. It is said that in that year, Empress Dowager Cixi also came to the Tianhou Temple to incense, and naturally tasted the buns of the "True Vegetarian Garden", and after eating, she naturally applauded! Since then, the "stone gate" has become famous all over the world...
The authenticity of the legend does not need to be verified, but the vegetarian bun is indeed more suitable for the taste of the elderly.
In the spring breeze of March, Totoro went to the ancient culture street to turn around, but it met unexpectedly with the century-old brand "Stone Gate". Originally did not plan to eat in the tourist area, but actually met, just let the encounter be safe.
It is the meal, and there are not many people in the shop. The owner was very welcoming and called me a "sister" and made me feel like everyone was a family.
Most of the customers in the store are also elderly. Two white-haired old men saw that there were not many customers, and asked the boss worriedly: "Sister, can you earn money?" "This Tianjin people are grounded!"
I ordered a basket of buns for $15. The boss kindly prompted me to order all three kinds of stuffing, and I agreed. As a result, a cage of buns came up, and I was dumbfounded! A bun is the size of an adult's fist! That's more than enough for three people to eat!
The three kinds of stuffing are cabbage filling, which is what we call cabbage; bean sprout stuffing and wild vegetable filling.
One of the best is the cabbage filling, refreshing and fragrant; the bean sprout stuffing is full of tofu milk, and people who like the taste of curd milk should be good at this bite.
Wild vegetable stuffing - a strange smell, but still acceptable.
After my unremitting efforts, I still did not finish eating, and finally packed and taken away.
The shop also sells coffee, milk tea, soy milk and other drinks. It is estimated that customers order more in the peak tourist season, and the boss has enriched his own menu.
Tianjin's buns have eaten a lot, what "old Shengxiang", "dog ignore", "ergu", "Chen Fool", "Jialong", "Zhang Ji", etc., always can not taste Tianjin people say "too delicious". It should be like I can keenly distinguish between mipi cool pi hot mipi and rolling dough skin, and my out-of-town friends always ask me with a puzzled face: "Aren't they the same thing?" ”
Sometimes people don't talk about the food itself, but the nostalgia that the food pulls.
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