It is said that it originated in Jiangbei on the other side of Chongqing. At that time, the porters bought the entrails of buffalo, cleaned them, cut the liver and belly into small pieces, set a stove on the porters' head, and set an ocean iron basin on it, which became a multi-lattice, containing a hemp, spicy and salty marinade, and sold it to dock workers.

when a guest patronizes, each person should consider a square, and eat it hot. In the 23 rd year of the Republic of China, a large-scale spicy restaurant appeared in Chongqing, but the iron basin was replaced by a small red copper pot, and the guests made their own marinade and dipped it.

It is also said that spicy food originated in Daoguang period of Qing Dynasty, when there was beef omasum hotpot in Chongqing. Before that, there was a snack called Shuibakuai at Chongqing Wharf, which was all beef offal (beef tripe, liver loin and beef blood), sliced raw, put in a casserole on a clay stove when eating, and boiled with marinade with spicy butter. The eater brings his own wine, and after eating it, it is priced according to the empty plate.

some hot pot restaurants claim that their recipes date back to the Yuan and Song Dynasties, which is a false history, because peppers originated in Mexico and were introduced to Bashu from coastal areas after the Ming Dynasty. Today, peppers are still called "sea peppers" in local dialects.

Extended information:

The old Chongqing hot pot is usually called the old hot pot, because the boat passengers and dock workers gathered at the dock in Chongqing are very mobile at first. In the hot pot, a herringbone or cross-shaped iron frame is placed and divided into small compartments. Guests choose each compartment and leave after eating. The bottom material of the hot pot is not frequently changed and used repeatedly. Later guests will often find dishes they have not ordered in the pot, so it is called the old hot pot.

Nowadays, Chongqing hot pot has already got rid of the cheap image of roadside stalls and developed into a landmark industry with considerable scale and reputation. Chongqing's hot pot enterprises have passed the unified standards of the association, and now they all require to adopt a disposable pot bottom system out of hygiene habits. In addition, there are even hot pot restaurants where everyone has a small pot to take care of the habits of foreign friends.

in terms of the taste of hot pot, Chongqing spicy hot pot has gradually tried to standardize and subdivide the spicy degree of Chongqing hot pot in an innovative way similar to the degree of alcohol, from the current taste standards of slightly spicy, medium spicy and extra spicy for diners to choose. In addition, the dishes of Chongqing hot pot tend to be standardized and selected within the industry to meet the various needs of diners and ensure the quality of diet.

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