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Home to a wide variety of delicacies with its own unique flavours and trademark, Tianjin is a delectable holiday destination for the masses. Renowned for its innumerable snacks and candies these tasty treats offer food lovers from across the globe the local flavour of the emerging city that is Tianjin. Although foodies are likely to be spoilt for choice when touring the culinary delights of the city, there are a few staple snacks and dishes that a trip to Tianjin would simply be incomplete without. First is of course the famed Goubuli Steamed Stuffed Bun which has a history of nearly 150 years. The Er Duo Yan Zha Gao fried rice cakes are also a sweet and tasty treat in gold and yellow while the 18th Street Fried Dough twists with their curious appearance and multi-faceted fillings are also a crispy local sweet known for its aromatic zest. Tianjin is also a hotbed for dried and candied fruit items with literally hundreds of fruits converted to sweet tasting delights. Fruits such as raisins, dates and kumquat are hot favourites while the Bengdou Zhang chain of stores boasts the city’s most prolific collection of dried and candied fruit items. Reputed as a one stop shop for those with a sweet tooth, this 200 year old chain of stores produces legume based snacks in every flavour imaginable. The shop’s popularity is attributed to the snack guru Zhang Decai who is credited with preparing similar delicacies for the imperial palace in the Qing dynastic era. A veritable institution among local consumers, this age old dried legume sweet shop has been a fixture in the city’s ever-changing landscape for over two centuries. Visitors can expect to find legumes such as peas, nuts, pumpkins, seeds of lotus coated with fantastic flavours while melons, beans and sunflowers are also available in a plethora of assortments within the store. Travellers on the lookout for luxury Tianjin hotels on exclusive Binjiang Avenue will be more than pleased with the elegant Raffles Tianjin. Ideally located within the heart of the city’s shopping hub this charming hotel in Tianjin also offers easy access to the city’s most popular attractions.
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