For outsiders, Chengdu's hot pot is authentic, but for Chengdu people, Xiaolongkan tastes ordinary.
Xiaolongkan is an authentic hot pot in Chengdu. Since the advent of 20 14, it has developed rapidly and become the biggest dark horse in the hot pot industry in Chengdu. The butter at the bottom of Xiaolongkan pot is mellow, spicy and delicious, spicy but not dry, and has a long aftertaste. At the same time, Xiaolongkan has made continuous breakthroughs in IP linkage activities in recent years, and is deeply loved by consumers with a more fashionable, trendy and diversified brand image.
The hot pot in Chengdu is generally in the old towns such as Shuangliu District, Pidu District and Wenjiang District, and it is the most authentic.
Because many of the hot pot ingredients here are fried by the store itself, local raw materials (Pixian watercress, the soul of Sichuan cuisine, peppers planted in some districts and cities, etc. Of course, they all went back to other cities and counties in Sichuan: Dazhu laozao, Hanyuan Zanthoxylum bungeanum, high-altitude Cordyceps/saffron (also available), star anise, cinnamon and so on.
The oil is also peanut oil (vegetable oil) or lard (animal oil).
Generally, high-end hot pot restaurants are basically not authentic, and the bottom materials are all packaged in factories.
Leshan people have nothing to do with Chengdu.