We also were excited to get to try it at the most famous GouBuLi restaurant in Tianjin (hence, our friend explained, we had eaten at the best GouBuLi restaurant in the world).
The restaurant gave us a brochure with the story of GouBuLi, so here it is:
Goubuli first appeared in 1858, when a farmer in the countryside of Tianjin's son was born when he was forty. He named the baby Gouzi (Baby Dog) for the sake of safety. Gouzi went to Tianjin to study his skill when he was fourteen. He was an apprentice in a steamed food shop. His skill was great and he improved very quickly because he was hard-working.
He didn't desire to become employed by others, so he began to run a stall of Baozi (steamed stuffed bun). He invented watery filling and half-leaven dough. This kind of baozi was attracting, soft, and fragrant. It looked like a chrysanthemum. Its special color, fragrance, taste, and shape was attracting many people to eat it. His business was very good. He was so busy that he had no time to talk with people. The people said: "Gouzi isn't talking when he is selling his baozi." This situation lasted for a long time, so the people started to call him "Gou Buli". (By "buli" it meant paying no attention to the people). Some soldiers eventually brought Goubuli baozi to the Empress Dowager. She was very happy after eating it and said "Goubuli is more delicious than the wild beast in the forest, the fowl in the sky, beef and lamb in the field, and sea food in the water. People will live long if they eat Goubuli baozi often."
From that, Goubuli became a famous brand in China.
(The other food was delicious too, like these tofu wraps!)
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