Street food is an indispensable part of Chinese cuisine culture. With the zeal for Chinese baozi and jianbing waxing overseas, street food maintains its long-lasting popularity among people at home.

For a peek at the home cooking of Tianjin, traipse down to Yi Lan Halal, a Muslim Chinese restaurant at 42-79 Main St., near the corner of Blossom Avenue, specializing in several northern cuisines.

Tianjin Ancient Culture Street, a place that I am deeply familiar with, ... " Sun explained that as a time-honored store, food prices haven't changed in the last two decades. ...

Ornato Antunes, executive chef of Ritz-Carlton Tianjin, poses a photo with a street vendor selling kaohongshu (baked sweet potato). [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] More than 600 guests ...