At that time, boatmen along the Yangtze River were often in Xiaomi Beach (Xiaomi Beach was then a very moderate wharf along the Yangtze River in Sichuan). When the ship stops, it is necessary to make a fire and cook to drive away the cold. After the boatmen ate it, it was beautiful (in their hearts) In this way, word of mouth spread to the docks along the Yangtze River.
There are also different opinions about the origin of hot pot, just like Arabic numerals, which originated in India, but spread to all directions through Arabs. This is why people later mistakenly thought that Arabic numerals were invented by Arabs, and hot pot also originated in Luzhou and developed in Chongqing.
After years of development, the industrial chain of China hot pot industry has been formed. Farming and animal husbandry in Sichuan, Chongqing, Inner Mongolia, Shandong, Hebei, Henan and other places have established production, processing and sales bases for hot pot raw materials, spices and fuels such as pepper, pepper, mutton, sesame oil, sesame paste, vermicelli and solid alcohol, which provide unified procurement and distribution for chain hot pot enterprises, reduce operating costs and create greater economic benefits. Some leading hot pot catering enterprises not only have their own raw material production lines, but also have special food research and development centers, which are responsible for the innovation of new dishes and meat. On the basis of franchise chain system, enterprises have also developed standardized raw materials and soups suitable for large-scale development to ensure the original flavor of franchise stores.