Both flavors are not spicy for people who normally eat chili, the Clear Oil Spicy is on the numb side. The Mellow Butter is made of butter and has a better flavor. The clean oil and spicy is made of vegetarian oil, which is not flavorful enough for people who like Chongqing hot pot.
Related Notes
Hot pot base appears in hot pot restaurants, such as bone broth base, fish broth base, chicken broth base and so on.
Bone thick soup hot pot base is thick and fragrant, high nutrient content; fish soup base, fish, bright eyesight effect, fish soup has a nourishing effect; Chicken soup base, talk, incense, not easy to catch fire. There are also some special hot pot base for women, such as pigeon soup base, nourishing Yin role.
The hot pot (soup pot can also be) placed on the fire, add 1500-2000 grams of boiling water, the oil package and seasoning package open bag into the pot. You can also put in an appropriate amount of fresh ginger slices and scallions, boil over high heat and then simmer over moderate heat for more than 10 minutes, then you can start to cook without dipping.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Hot Pot Seasoning (Food Ingredients)