Currently it is often eaten boiled and topped with chili, but both methods of making chili meat are in use. In the southern and northern regions of Shaanxi, the boiled meat is often used to make spicy meat, while the Hanzhong region's practice is to marinate large pieces of meat in chili, and then sliced, and then stir-fried with chili. The taste of the two methods is completely different, each with its own characteristics.