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The second stop of the May Day holiday tour of Tianjin is from the South Great Mosque, passing the northwest corner, and heading east along Beima Road to the northeast corner of the Erduoyan Fried Cake Shop. The name of Erduoyan Fried Cake comes from the place. Erduoyan Fried Cake Shop was originally located at the west entrance of Erduoyan Hutong, Beimenwai Street, Hongqiao District, Tianjin. It is a few low-rise storefronts facing west and east, with blue doors and windows, no seats, and only window sales. There are two large iron pots and several large dough jars inside. Homemade bean paste fillings are also made indoors. Fried cakes are wrapped, fried, and sold on the spot. There are always people queuing outside the window. The fried cake has a red shell and purple-black bean paste. The shell of the fried cake just out of the pot is crispy. When you bite it, the click sound and the soft, glutinous, and sweet taste are memorable. Erduoyan Hutong is also famous for its fried cakes. Erduoyan Hutong is a 100-meter-long north-south alley connecting Beimalu to Guiyi Street. In the middle of the alley, there is a 50-meter-long west-facing alley. To the right of the west exit of the alley is Erduoyan Fried Cake Shop. More than 20 years ago, when Beimenwai Street was widened and demolished, Erduoyan Fried Cake Shop moved to the northeast corner. Now Erduoyan Fried Cake has many branches. Fried cakes are still fried in stores, but the dough is factory-produced. There are many more flavors. Purple sweet potatoes and chocolate have also become fillings for fried cakes. With the development of the times, people's tastes have also kept up with the pace of the times.

The ear-shaped fried cakes are a specialty of Tianjin. They are filled with red bean paste, are delicate and sweet but not greasy. I love them the most. The oil used for frying is also the best. You will know it after one taste. I want to eat them every once in a while. Every time I pass by, I must buy them.

It is said to be a traditional snack in Tianjin. There are many flavors. I usually don’t eat fried food, but when I came to Tianjin, I could still try the traditional snacks. It’s good! The skin is crispy! The filling is slightly sweet. There are several flavors. It’s delicious!

One of Tianjin's three specialties is Erduoyan fried cake. Thanks to our guide, we managed to jog all the way to Erduoyan Fried Cake Shop just in the last few minutes of business. We chose the traditional red bean paste fried cake. It was sweet, soft, and not greasy, living up to its reputation. A day trip to Tianjin, try all three specialties without regrets!

Erduoyan fried cakes are one of Tianjin's three unique delicacies, first created during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty (1900). They earned their name from the proximity of shops to Erduoyan Hutong. Erduoyan fried cakes are made with glutinous rice as the dough, red beans, and white sugar as the filling, and then fried in sesame oil. The finished cake is flattened and light golden in color, with a delicate, dark red filling. It is a Tianjin specialty. While various flavors have been added to the menu, the traditional red bean paste filling remains the most authentic!