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Who invented hot pot?
The origin of hot pot is not clearly recorded; There are two main arguments.

One is the China Three Kingdoms period or the Wei Wendi era, 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 1900 years in China.

Ding ware in Zhou dynasty should be the earliest prototype of hot pot. According to research, there were hot pots in the Warring States period, when people used clay pots as pots. In the Song Dynasty, eating hot pot was very common among the people. In Lin Hong's cookbook "Shanjia Qing Palace" in the Southern Song Dynasty, eating hot pot with friends was introduced. In the Yuan Dynasty, hot pot spread to Mongolia and was used to cook beef and mutton. In the Qing dynasty, hot pot was not only popular among the people, but also became a famous "palace dish" made of game such as pheasant.

Hot pot generally refers to a cooking method in which a pot is used as a vessel, a pot is cooked with a heat source, and various foods are cooked with water or soup. At the same time, you can also refer to the pot used in this cooking method. It is characterized by cooking while eating, or the pot itself has the function of heat preservation. When eating, the food is still steaming and the soup is integrated. There are similar dishes all over the world, but they are especially popular mainly in East Asia. Hot pot is hot now, spicy and salty, oily but not greasy, sweating like rain, very comfortable, relieving depression and dehumidifying, suitable for mountain and river climate. Now it has developed into a Yuanyang pot, spicy and light, with different soups and foods according to personal preferences. It is the best in winter in Xian Yi, Xian Yi, old and young.

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Hotpot culture

Hot pot is not only delicious, but also contains the connotation of food culture, which adds elegance to people's taste. When eating hot pot, friends and relatives of men, women and children gather around the steaming hot pot, arm in arm, waving, full of warmth and harmony, which is very suitable for the traditional culture of China.

In the northeast, when people entertain guests, the dishes in the hot pot are arranged regularly: fly first and then go, with fish on the left and shrimp on the right, and cauliflower scattered around, that is, the meat of birds is placed in front of the hot pot mouth, the meat of animals is placed behind the hot pot, fish on the left and shrimp on the right. Put a little shredded vegetables, just like "the stars hold the moon" to show respect. If you treat uninvited guests, put two extra-large meatballs in front of the hot pot, and then put animal meat to show your departure.

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