According to historical records such as "Dazu County Chronicles" and "Dazu County Place Name Chronicles", "Pu" and "Yi" were the handover or transfer points for delivering documents and postal services in the Qing Dynasty. These postal stations and shops were used to deliver postal services. While writing documents, it has also become an important gathering place for merchants from Chengdu and Chongqing to rest, drink tea, and have food and accommodation.
During the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, pedestrians traveling from south to north stopped at the postal pavilion to drink tea, play cards, eat, and stay overnight. It was a lively and prosperous scene. As a result, some smart local fishermen opened roadside crucian carp shops based on postal kiosks, making crucian carp soup and boiling crucian carp for pedestrians to eat. Unexpectedly, the crucian carp cooked here won high praise from passing officials and merchants for its freshness and tenderness. As time goes by, his reputation spreads far and wide, and his business becomes more and more prosperous.
Under the guidance of cultural figures, many restaurants in Youting have put up "Youting Crucian Carp" signs. After the 1980s, "Youting Crucian Carp" gradually became a special dish famous in Bashu and Southwest China.
The historic postal kiosk crucian carp has now become a distinctive business card of Dazu.
In this place with a long history and rich cultural atmosphere, delicious food is of course indispensable. When it comes to delicious food, it must be Youting Crucian Carp. In fact, the history of Youting Crucian Carp is not that long. It was first invented in 1992 by an old man about 60 years old. He was actually from Zhuxi Town, Dazu County. Twenty years later, this old man has already Although he passed away from this world, the Youting Crucian Carp he left to us is widely circulated. The old man’s first working place was at "Xianglao Crucian Carp" (Gaojiadian outside Youting Town), but the passage of time made this The restaurant had long since declined, and later the old man was invited by Liu Sanjie ("Sanjie Liu's owner of Crucian Carp"). It was at Sanjie Liu's place that the post office Crucian Carp gradually became prominent, and many people came to learn the art.
I hope friends who love food will come to the post office more often!