History of hot pot

In the past, hot pot was called antique soup!

Hot Pot·Origin and Evolution

Ding in the Shang Dynasty, Dou in the Han Dynasty, Wushuo in the Three Kingdoms, hot pot in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and hot pot in modern times.

Hot Pot·Predecessor

In 1989, archaeologists discovered a Shang Dynasty bronze tripod with animal face patterns in Jiangxi. This tripod not only has exquisite decoration, but also has a small door for When charcoal is added, the cavity below is an area for holding charcoal to heat food.

As the saying goes: "Food is the most important thing for the people", people use this cauldron as a cooking equipment. People around them "ring bells and set up cauldrons", sit around the cauldron and put food into the cauldron. Cooked and enjoyed, this is the predecessor of hot pot.

Hot Pot·Cultural History

"Book of Wei" records that during the Three Kingdoms period, people used hot pots made of copper to cook pigs, cattle, sheep, chickens, fish, etc. Various meat dishes were available, but they were not popular at the time. By the Northern Song Dynasty, the way of eating hot pot was very common among the people. In the taverns in Kaifeng, Bianjing, hot pot was available in winter.

In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, hot pot was not only popular among the people, but also became a famous "palace dish" with pheasants and other game ingredients. By the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, dozens of different hotpots had been formed across the country, each with its own characteristics.

Hot Pot · Antique Soup

The term "antique soup" comes from the records of Guan Han, a scholar in the Qing Dynasty. When he was an official in Lingnan, he saw the common people eating a kind of food called "Dabian Lu", which is to put meat, seafood, vegetables, etc. into a pot and cook them while eating. It's fresh.

Guan Han looked at the "gulu gulu" pot and had an idea. Hey, isn't this an "antique soup"!

Hot Pot · Bo Xia Offering

The "Shan Jia Qing Gong" of the Southern Song Dynasty records a unique way of eating in the Song Dynasty, called "Boxia Offering". Use chopsticks to hold thinly sliced ??hare meat and stir it in the soup. It changes into a cloud-like color and is extremely delicious when dipped in sauce water. From the poem: The clear river is surging with snow, and the wind is blowing and the clouds are shining at night." Therefore, the hot pot in the Song Dynasty is also known as "pushing the clouds for offering".

Hot pot·in the Qing Dynasty

Some experts believe that , hot pot entered a period of prosperity in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, especially the emperors of the Qing Dynasty loved hot pot. During the Qing Dynasty, various kinds of hot pot with meat-shabu became the winter delicacies of the court and became a famous "palace dish".

The "Compilation of Archives and Historical Materials of the Qing Dynasty" records: "On the tenth day of the first lunar month in the forty-eighth year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Qianlong hosted 530 tables of palace hot pot. When Emperor Jiaqing of the Qing Dynasty ascended the throne in 1796, 1,550 tables were used. Hot pot to host the banquet.

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