Tongzhou district local specialty

cooking catfish in Xiaolou is a local delicacy in Tongzhou, which is well-known in all directions. Why is it called Xiaolou? Who cooks the catfish first? There is a very interesting story. The original name of the

Muslim Xiaolou Hotel is "Yihexuan", which was founded in 19 in the 26th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty. At first, there was only one facade, and two rooms were connected. There were seats in the house, selling simple cooking, dumplings, pies and bean porridge, and setting up a stall in front of the door to run tea. By Li Zhenjun, Li Zhenrong, Li Zhenfu and Li Zhenzong, four brothers are in partnership, and there are no partners. It was the second brother Li Zhenrong who actually developed the small building. According to Li Fenghai, the son of Li Zhenrong, a member of China Democratic National Construction Association, who has been in charge of the management of small buildings for many years, it is recalled that Li's surname is a chef, known as "Chef Li", and he is selecting meat. Seasoning, cooking and processing were all experts. At that time, although the facade of the small building was small, there were many varieties, but it was thin and quick to sell, and the food was of good quality and sufficient quantity, which won the praise of the working people. From morning till night, customers were full of customers

As the business was booming, the store expanded to the left and extended backward, and the facade increased to two, and the number of shops increased to six. In order to have a rest at night, employees were hired. Yihexuan is adjacent to Qing 'anlou Restaurant in the north, with three facades and two floors. It is a time-honored brand for many years. Yan Song inscribed the word "South Building" for it in the Ming Dynasty, so people used to call Qing 'anlou the South Building. Yihe Xuan started with only one building, which was much smaller than the south building, so people called it a small building. Later, due to effective management, Xiaolou became famous, and the font size of Yihexuan was mentioned by Yuan people. The word "Xiaolou" became the official font size and has been used until now. The small building and the ancient Tongzhou city are integrated into one, which constitutes the charm of the times. Therefore, in 196, Bayi Film Studio came to Tongzhou City to collect scenery, and filmed the feature film "Wildfire and Spring Breeze Fighting the Ancient City" in the small building and other places.

After burning fish, customers were full. Li Zhenrong insists on high quality and thin profit, and its business is becoming more and more popular. Not only the working people are frequent visitors between small buildings, but also the upper and middle class people come here to taste it. At that time, the traffic is very busy, which is overwhelming. Since then, it has been known as Tongzhou local flavor, and it is also known as "Tongzhou three treasures" with Dashunzhai sugar fire and Wantong sauce tofu. In 195s, Peng Zhen, Liu Ren and other party and state leaders came here to taste it, and Hou Baolin, a famous crosstalk master, also made a special trip to Tongzhou to have a good meal. The small building was completely overturned in the 199s, and the pavement of three floors rose from the ground. The small building attracted Chinese and foreign diners with brand-new facilities and traditional flavor of cooking catfish.