After accompanying her owner on a trip to Tianjin, a Russian matryoshka nesting doll ends up on the city's most famous snack street. At the legendary Goubuli steamed bun shop – whose name is often (mis)understood as "the buns that even dogs ignore" – a playful question arises: Do dogs really turn their noses up at these buns? Or are these buns, with their thin skin, juicy fillings, and eighteen folds, as elegant as flowers in bloom?

Check out this encounter between a Russian doll and Tianjin's iconic baozi to discover a story about the buns' nickname, 18 folds, and the beauty of layers within layers.