Goubuli

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thumb|200px|Goubuli in Tianjin '''Goubuli''', also sometimes transcribed as '''Go Believe''' ({{zh|c=狗不理|p=Gǒubùlǐ|l=dogs don't pay attention/dogs ignore}}), is a brand of stuffed baozi from Tianjin, China.<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Tianjin Time Honored Snack Go Believe, Goubuli Steamed Bun 天津老字号—"狗不理"包子 | date=19 March 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxD7FfUmrG8 |language=en |access-date=2022-12-05}}</ref> Founded in 1858, it is one of China's longest established brands.<ref name=":0" /> Each Goubuli bun has eighteen wrinkles.<ref name="ChinaDaily"/>

==Etymology== There are many explanations for the name Goubuli. The oft-quoted one relates to a poor village boy nicknamed Gouzhai. At 14, he became an apprentice at a food store. Thereafter, he set up his own shop specialising in selling steamed, stuffed baozi. His supposedly very delicious baozi soon gained immense popularity in a short period of time. As a result, Gouzhai became too preoccupied with his business to converse with his customers; so they started to complain, "Gouzhai does not talk to people" (which loosely translates as {{zh|c={{linktext|狗|不|理}}|hp=Gǒubùlǐ|links=no}}).<ref name="ChinaDaily"/>

In another similar story, there was a boy named Gao Guiyou who had a terrible attitude and could ignore people for days if he was angered. Thus, he was named by his mother Goubuli (his nickname "Gou" with "Buli" meaning "ignores"). At 14, Gou was sent by his father to Tianjin where he gained apprenticeship at a food shop and, after mastering his skills, set up his own shop named "Goubuli". Goubuli buns soon become popular with the Tianjin locals.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Xinhua |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/food/2004-06/15/content_1527255.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040710031527/http://news.xinhuanet.com/food/2004-06/15/content_1527255.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 10, 2004 |script-title=zh:“狗不理”包子的由来（图）|date=June 15, 2004 |accessdate=December 8, 2012 |language=zh}}</ref>

==English translation== In 2008, in anticipation of the 2008 Summer Olympics which were to be held in Beijing, Goubuli decided to adopt an English name, "Go Believe", in hope of better name recognition by foreign guests. However, this was met with heavy criticism by Chinese netizens.<ref name="ChinaDaily">{{cite news|newspaper=China Daily |title=Bun producer adopts English name 'go believe' |date=February 25, 2008 |accessdate=December 8, 2012 |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-02/25/content_6481354.htm }}</ref>

{{As of|2005}}, the Goubuli brand is owned by the Chinese pharmaceutical company Tong Ren Tang.

==Recognition== Goubuli buns were among the 396 food items awarded the "Famous Chinese Snack" title by the China Cuisine Association in 1997.<ref name="ChinaDaily"/>

==Gallery== <gallery mode="packed"> File:Goubuli in Shanghai.jpg|Goubuli buns in Shanghai File:Tianjin lunch of Goubuli.jpg|A traditional Tianjin lunch of Goubuli Baozi File:Goubulibunscooking.JPG|Goubuli buns being cooked File:GoubulibunatDazhalan.JPG|Goubuli bun, ready to eat File:Goubuli in Shanghai 2.jpg|Goubuli buns </gallery>

==See also== * List of snack foods * List of steamed foods

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==External links== {{Commons category}} *[http://www.chinagoubuli.com/ Official website]

Category:1858 establishments in China Category:Chinese brands Category:China Time-honored Brand