There are two theories about the origin of hot pot: one is that it was in the Three Kingdoms period of China or the era of Emperor Yangdi, 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. Visible hot pot in China has a history of more than 19 years. Chongqing hot pot was recorded in Zuo Si's Sandu Fu as early as 17 years ago.

story: some emperors in ancient times had a certain complex with hot pot. Kublai Khan in Yuan Shizu liked to eat hot pot.

One winter, the army suddenly started to March, and he was hungry and insisted on eating mutton. In a hurry, the clever chef sliced the mutton, scalded it in a boiling pot, and added seasoning, chopped green onion and other things. Kublai Khan was full of praise after eating it.

Later, when he became emperor, he still remembered this dish and gave it the name "instant-boiled mutton". According to legend, Yang Shen, a writer of the Ming Dynasty, went to hongzhi emperor with his father Yang Tinghe for a banquet in the imperial garden when he was a child. At the banquet, there was a hot pot of instant-boiled mutton, and charcoal was burning in the fire. hongzhi emperor took this opportunity to get a couplet, which said, "Carbon black is as red as snow" and asked all the ministers to tell him right. The ministers suddenly looked at each other.

At this time, Yang Shen, a young man, quietly chanted the next couplet to his father: "Yellow rice and rice are as white as frost". His father then read his son's antithesis to the emperor, who was so pleased that he immediately enjoyed a glass of royal wine. Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty also became addicted to hot pot. He visited Jiangnan many times and had hot pot everywhere. According to legend, in the first month of the first year of Jiaqing, he held a "thousand feasts" in the palace, where more than 1,55 hot pots were served and more than 5, people were invited to taste them, making it the biggest hot pot feast in history.

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Precautions for eating hot pot:

1. Cattle liver: it should not be eaten with aunt fish; It should not be taken with vitamin C, anticoagulant drugs, levodopa, Youjiangling and phenelzine.

2. Beef (lean): Beef should not be eaten with chestnut, snail, brown sugar, leek, white wine and pork.

3. Eating hot pot is mostly to rinse meat, and meat is often infected with Toxoplasma gondii. The infection rate of Toxoplasma gondii is about 6% in sheep, 2% in pigs and 14% in cattle. Toxoplasma gondii is often hidden in the muscles of these infected animals, and short-term heating of hot pot can not eliminate it. After pregnant women eat it, it will lead to miscarriage, stillbirth or malformation.

4. Eating seafood hotpot is not suitable for drinking beer.

5. It is best for pregnant women to eat hot pot at home, which can not only control the taste of soup, but also ensure the hygiene of food. Of course, it is good for pregnant women to eat less hot pot for their babies.

Although hot pot is delicious, we should pay attention to hygiene and science when eating hot pot. First, we should pay attention to fresh materials to avoid food poisoning. Second, we must master the heat, if the food is cooked in the pot for too long, it will lead to the damage of nutrients and the loss of umami flavor; If you eat before the heat is boiled, it will easily cause digestive tract diseases. In addition, care should be taken not to boil soup, otherwise it will easily burn the mucosa of the mouth and esophagus.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Hotpot (China Cuisine)