[Photo from exploringtianjin.com]

[Photo from exploringtianjin.com]

[Photo from exploringtianjin.com]

Er duo yan zha gao (ear-hole-like fried rice cakes)

Boasting a history of more than 100 years, the er duo yan zha gao is made of rice flour, has small red beans and white granulated sugar as its stuffing, and is deep fried in sesame oil. Liu Wanchun was its creator. The “zha gao” (rice cake) he made we named after the Hutong he lived in at the time called Erduoyan.