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hot pot, called "antique soup" in ancient times. Named after the "splash" sound when food is put into boiling water, it is one of the original delicacies in China, and it is also a kind of food suitable for all ages. Hot pot is not only a way of cooking, but also a symbol of culture. Hot pot generally refers to a cooking method in which a pot is used as a utensil, a heat source is used to boil the pot, and water or soup is used to boil all kinds of food.

it can also refer to the pots and pans used in this cooking method. It is characterized by eating while cooking, or the pot itself has heat preservation effect. If you eat hot pot, you can drink low-grade food to prevent gout from recurring. Hot pot is hot, spicy, salty and fresh, oily but not greasy, and it is suitable for the climate of mountains and rivers.

today, it has developed into a mandarin duck pot, which is spicy and light, and each needs its own needs. According to personal preferences, different soups and foods are added, which are suitable for all ages and are the best in winter. Typical hot pot ingredients include all kinds of meat, seafood, vegetables, bean products, mushrooms, eggs and staple foods.

put it in boiled water or the bottom of a special soup pot and cook it. Some ways of eating will be dipped in seasonings and eaten together. In 1947, Li Jieren published an article "Talking about People's Food, Clothing, Housing and Transportation in China" in the local customs magazine, which mentioned that hot pot originated in Chongqing.

There are two opinions about the origin of hot pot: one said that there was hot pot in the Warring States period, and the historians used clay pots as pots. The other is that hot pot began in the Han Dynasty, and "Dou" refers to hot pot. Hot pot was unearthed from the cultural relics of the tomb of the faint Hou in the Western Han Dynasty. It can be seen that hot pot has a history of more than 2, years in China.

Wei Shu also records that in the Three Kingdoms period, hot pots made of copper were used to rinse pigs, cows, sheep, chickens, fish and other meats, but they were not popular at that time. Later, with the further development of cooking technology, various hot pots appeared one after another. By the time of the Northern Song Dynasty, eating hot pot was very common among the people.

In the pubs in Kaifeng, Bianjing, hot pot has been available in winter. In Lin Hong's cookbook Shan Jia Qing Gong in the Southern Song Dynasty, there was an introduction to eating hot pot with friends. In the Yuan Dynasty, hot pot spread to Mongolia. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, hot pot was not only popular among the people, but also became a famous "palace dish" made of pheasant and other game.