iffer ences ▁between ▁T ian jin ▁and ▁Be ij ing ▁cu is ines ▁ ▁T ian jin ▁cu is ine ▁diff ers ▁from ▁Be ij ing ▁cu is ine ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁ways . ▁One ▁of ▁its ▁most ▁distinct ive ▁tra its ▁involves ▁the ▁heavy ▁concentration ▁on ▁sea fo od , ▁particularly ▁river ▁fish ▁and ▁sh rim p . ▁This ▁is ▁primarily ▁attributed ▁to ▁T ian jin ' s ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁the ▁sea . ▁In ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁d ish , ▁the ▁taste ▁of ▁T ian jin ▁cu is ine ▁is ▁not ▁as ▁heavy ▁as ▁that ▁of ▁Be ij ing ▁cu is ine , ▁and ▁this ▁is ▁often ▁reflected ▁in ▁the ▁l ighter ▁sal ty ▁taste ▁of ▁T ian jin ▁cu is ine . ▁This ▁can ▁be ▁explained ▁by ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁although ▁Be ij ing ▁and ▁T ian jin ▁cu is ines ▁are ▁both ▁mainly ▁sal ty ▁in ▁taste , ▁the ▁latter ▁requires ▁the ▁addition ▁or ▁use ▁of ▁more ▁sugar , ▁which ▁results ▁to ▁a ▁distinct ive ▁flav or . ▁Those ▁new ▁to ▁the ▁cu is ine ▁will ▁immediately ▁identify ▁a ▁slightly ▁sweet ▁taste ▁embedded ▁in ▁the ▁sav ory ▁flav or . ▁ ▁Since ▁ancient ▁times , ▁the ▁cu is ine ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁liberal ▁use ▁of ▁oil . ▁Historical ▁accounts ▁for ▁example , ▁during ▁the ▁late ▁imperial ▁period ▁referred ▁to ▁T ian jin ▁as ▁the ▁region ▁where ▁o ily - mouth ed ▁business men ▁were ▁from . ▁While ▁this ▁reference ▁is ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁cap ability