Hotpot, known as "antique soup," is named for the "gurgling" sound made when food is thrown into boiling water.

It is an original Chinese delicacy with a long history, and is a popular food for young and old alike. It is characterized by being eaten while boiling, and because the pot itself is insulated, the food is still steaming hot when it is eaten. Typical hot pot ingredients include a variety of meats, seafood, vegetables, and soy products, which are scalded in the bottom of the pot and eaten.

The convenience and speed of hot pot dining is accepted and loved by consumers, especially in the cold and dry weather of the northern region, which gives the hot pot market a lot of potential, and there is constant innovation in the way hot pots are operated, with Chongqing hot pot known for its "numbness, spiciness and scalding heat" being the southern school of hot pot, and shabu-shabu being the main representative of the northern school of hot pot and the new school of hot pot. Hotpot and new hotpot.