There are two theories about the origin of hot pot: one is that it was in the period of China Three Kingdoms or Wei Wendi, when the "bronze tripod" was the predecessor of hot pot; The other is that hot pot began in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the "dou" in unearthed cultural relics refers to hot pot. It can be seen that hot pot has a history of more than 1,911 years in China. Chengdu hot pot was recorded in Zuosi's Sandu Fu and Shudu Fu. It can be seen that its history is over 1711 years.

Wei Shu records that in the Three Kingdoms period, when Cao Pi became emperor on behalf of Han Dynasty, hot pot made of copper appeared, but it was not popular at that time. In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, people used hot pot to rinse pigs, cows, sheep, chickens, fish and other meats. Later, with the increasingly developed economy and culture in China and the further development of cooking technology, various hot pots appeared one after another.

by the time of the northern song dynasty, the pubs in Kaifeng, Bianjing, had hot pot in winter. By the time of the Qing dynasty, hot pot hotpot had become a winter delicacy of the court. By the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, dozens of different hot pots had been formed all over the country with their own characteristics. During the Muromachi era in Japan, hot pot was introduced from China to Japan in 1338. Japan calls hot pot "すきやき", also known as "hoe burning". Nowadays, hot pot has spread to the United States, France, Britain and other countries. Extended information

Hot pot, called "antique soup" in ancient times, was named after the "thump" sound when it was put into boiling water. It is an original food in China with a long history. According to textual research, the Eastern Han Dynasty cultural relic "wok bucket" unearthed after liberation is a hot pot. Bai Juyi's poem a suggestion to my friend liu in Tang Dynasty: "there's a gleam of green in an old bottle, there's a stir of red in the quiet stove. There's a feeling of snow in the dusk outside, what about a cup of wine inside?? " It vividly described the scene of eating hot pot at that time. By the Song Dynasty, the eating method of hot pot had become common among the people. In Lin Hong's cookbook "Shan Jia Qing Gong" in the Southern Song Dynasty, there was an introduction to eating hot pot with his friends. In the Yuan Dynasty, hot pot spread to Mongolia and was used to cook beef and mutton.

By the Qing Dynasty, hot pot was not only popular among the people, but also became a famous "palace dish". There was "game hot pot" in the recipes of the imperial palace in Qing Dynasty, and the materials were pheasants and other game. Emperor Qianlong became addicted to eating hot pot. He visited Jiangnan many times, and everywhere he went, he had hot pot. According to legend, in the first month of the first year of Jiaqing, he hosted a "thousand-banquet" in the palace, with more than 1,551 people in hot pot, and more than 5,111 people were invited to taste it, making it the largest hot pot feast in history.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Hotpot