"Goubuli" was founded in 1858. During the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, there was a young man named Gao Guiyou in Yangcun, Wuqing County, Hebei Province (now Wuqing District, Tianjin City). Because his father had a son in his forties, he gave him the nickname "Gouzi" in order to raise a son safely. He can be taken care of as easily as a puppy (according to northern custom, this name is full of simple and loving family affection).
Gouzi came to Tianjin to study art at the age of fourteen and worked as a waiter at Liu's Steamed Food Shop on the edge of Tianjin's South Canal. , Gao Guiyou's skills in making steamed buns continued to improve, and he became very famous soon.
After completing his studies in three years, Gao Guiyou had mastered various techniques of making steamed buns, so he became independent and opened a snack shop specializing in steamed buns - "De Ju Hao". He uses a 3:7 ratio of fat to lean fresh pork, adds an appropriate amount of water, and serves it with pork rib soup or tripe soup, plus finely ground sesame oil, special soy sauce, minced ginger, minced green onion, MSG, etc., and carefully mixes it into a bun filling. The bun skin is made of semi-risen dough. After rolling and adding ingredients, roll it into a round skin with a diameter of about 8.5 cm and a uniform thickness. Wrap in the fillings, pinch and fold carefully with your fingers, and twist the pleats with force at the same time. Each bun has 15 fixed pleats, and the pleats are uniformly dense, like a white chrysanthemum shape. Finally, it is steamed in the oven with hard air.
Because Gao Guiyou is good at craftsmanship and is very conscientious in his work and never adulterates, the buns he makes are soft in texture, fresh and not greasy, resemble chrysanthemums, and have unique color, fragrance and shape, attracting people from all over the world. People came to eat steamed buns, the business was very prosperous, and the reputation soon spread. As more and more people came to eat his steamed buns, Gao Guiyou was too busy to talk to the customers. As a result, the steamed bun eaters jokingly called him "a dog who sells steamed buns and ignores people." Over time, people took it easy and called him "Goubuli", and the steamed buns he sold were called "Goubuli steamed buns". However, the original store name was gradually forgotten by people.
It is said that when Yuan Shikai was the governor of Zhili and training the new army in Tianjin, he brought "Goubuli" steamed buns as a tribute to the Empress Dowager Cixi in Beijing. The Empress Dowager Cixi tasted it and was very happy and said: "The animals in the mountains, the geese in the clouds, the cattle and sheep on land, the fresh food from the sea, are not as fragrant as Goubuli, and the food can help you live longer." From then on, Goubuli steamed buns became famous and gradually opened in many places. semicolon.
Later, Gao Guiyou suddenly came up with a new business idea: even if there were several large baskets of clean chopsticks on the table in the store, and customers wanted to buy steamed buns, he asked to put their change in the bowl first. Inside, he then gave the buns according to the price according to the amount of 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 neighbors named his bun shop "Goubuli" and the buns he made "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 popular for a long time!
Goubuli steamed buns are famous all over the country and abroad for their delicious taste. Goubuli steamed buns are very popular. The key lies in the fine materials and exquisite production. There are certain tricks in selecting materials, formulas, stirring, kneading and rolling out the dough. There are clear specifications and standards for workmanship, especially for steamed buns. The pleats are well-proportioned, with each bun having 15 pleats. The steamed buns that have just come out of the drawer are neat in size, white in color and soft in texture. They look like buds of autumn chrysanthemums in the mist. They are refreshing to the eyes and soothing to the heart. When you take a bite, they are oily and watery, fragrant but not greasy. They have always been favored by the people and friends from all over the world. .