耳朵眼炸糕(东北角店)

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!

It was delicious, crispy on the outside, glutinous on the inside, and sweet in the middle. So delicious, so delicious, so delicious that for breakfast on the third day, I queued up and bought two more, risking being late for a meeting, haha

I still think the fried cakes at the main store are the best. Some places have fried cakes that are not authentic. Except for a little stuffing, they are empty, just a thin layer of skin, but this one is solid. It's my first time trying osmanthus filling, and it tastes really good!

This is an old halal shop. Maybe it was because of Chinese New Year, there were a lot of people. I waited in line for more than an hour and finally got a seat. During Chinese New Year, they only had red bean filling. I took a bite and it was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. It was really delicious. I wanted to buy it again the next day, but there was still a long queue.

Today, Erduoyan is only famous. It no longer has the meticulous work attitude it once had. It has developed a series of products with various flavors and fillings, which has distracted too much energy from studying and researching ancient products. It has also learned to make fried dough twists from Shibajie and the Beijing snack "Mi Sandao". But are those traditional products? Erduoyan's tradition only has a simple product: fried cakes with osmanthus and red bean paste filling. The fried cakes used to be fried in sesame oil. The skin was crispy and the inside was sticky. The filling was sweet and had the aroma of osmanthus. Now you can go and experience it.