The biggest hot pot feast in history was in the Qing Dynasty.

Hot pot, called "antique soup" in ancient times, is named after the "splash" sound when boiling water is put into it. 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.

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 cook more and more.

It was first popular in the cold northern region of China, and people used it 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.

hot pot containers were different in different dynasties, and the most luxurious and exquisite one was the Qing dynasty. Emperor Qianlong, as a deep lover of hot pot, once held a "Thousand Feasts", where more than 1,551 hot pots were served, and as many as 5,111 people were invited to taste hot pot, which was a famous hot pot feast in history.

Reasons for the prevalence of hot pot

Hot pot, a convenient and popular way of catering, has been accepted by the general public in the north and south, especially by northerners in cold weather. Therefore, every autumn and winter, the restaurant will play all kinds of hot pot signs to attract customers Hot pots with various flavors and characteristics are all over the north and south, and there are too many to mention.

China people are the most fastidious about eating, and they can also create new ways to eat. Nowadays, not only delicacies, meat, fish, shrimps and crabs, but also common raw materials of hot pot, even silkworm chrysalis and live scorpions can enter the hot pot. It can be said that anyone who can eat can take it into the pot for fun.

The popularity of hot pot is due to its delicious taste, fresh, tender, stimulating and unique flavor. Second, it is participatory, do it yourself, rinse and eat, which makes people have a kind of fun; Third, the price is cheap. Especially in winter, the snow is fluttering outside the window, the house is warm and warm, the table is steaming, and family reunion or friends have a feast and sit around the pot. Isn't it fun?