The world famous Ear-hole Fried Cake is one of the top three unique snacks of Tianjin. In 1997, it was chose as China Famous Snack by China Cuisine Association.

Authentic Ear-hole Fried Cake is made from high quality glutinous rices as wrapper; superior red beans and smooth granulated sugar are fried together to be the stuffing. After being fried in oil, the cake is in the shape of flat ball in light clear gold, tasting sweet and delicious with crisp wrapper and smooth stuffing.

Nowadays, Ear-hole Fried Cake has formed a huge sales network covering the whole Tianjin city, but many old Tianjin people would remember those two stores located near to "Sancha River Estuary". One is now the main store of Ear-hole Fried Cake located opposite to its former location of the intersection of former Hebei Street and South Canal South Road, the other is the Ear-Hole Fried Cake Northeast Corner Store located on No.32 Da Hutong Commercial Street, Hongqiao District, Tianjin. These two should be the earliest two stores of Ear-hole Fried Cake of Tianjin.

For old Tianjin people, the soul of Ear-hole Cake is the Ear-hole bean stuffing inside with agreeable sweetness and strong fragrance of osmanthus.

There are folk ballads during Spring Festival in Tianjin: "On the 23rd day of  of the twelfth lunar month, the Kitchen God will go back to heaven, on the 24th day, people will sweep the house, on the 25th day, people will paste the windows, on the 26th day, people will stew pork, on 27th day, people will kill chicken, on 28th day, people will make steamed buns, on 29th day, people will spring couplets and on 30th day, people will eat Jiaozi with family".

"On 28th day, people will make steamed buns.", for Tianjin people, they like to make steamed buns with bean stuffing and Ear-hole bean stuffing is absolutely necessary.

Just one bite, your mouth will be inundated with the great fragrance of bean stuffing. Usually, stores provide fried cakes with different flavors of red beans, green beans and purple yam. Every guest would always like to buy one of each flavor to enjoy the different feel brought by different tastes.

Now, various Ear-hole Fried Cake stores can be found on all main bustling streets of Tianjin, but the two earliest stores are still the most authentic ones in memories of old Tianjin people.

For Tianjin people, Ear-hole Fried Cake is not only a kind of delicacy, but also a cherished feeling for former lives.

Address: Opposite to intersection of former Hebei Street and South Canal South Road, Tianjin.

No.32 Da Hutong Commercial Street, Hongqiao District, Tianjin.