There is a saying in "The Ferryman": People who can eat hot pot together are all in the same world. In my opinion, hotpot is a group of people’s hotpot, and maocai is also a person’s hotpot.

In Shishi, there is such an "unauthentic" maocai shop. It can be said that one store supports half of the street's traffic, and that is Sichuan Soul Hat brand maocai.

On Monday, you can smell the spicy fragrance in the air, making you walk to the door of the store involuntarily. Sichuanhunmao Maocai is actually no stranger to it. As a national chain brand, success must have its own reasons.

When I walked into the store, it was not too big. There were just a few tables. The smell of cooking came from the kitchen. I picked up the tongs and plates and went to the refrigerator door. Ten kinds of ingredients are placed in the refrigerator, and you can choose according to your own preferences.

The store also prepares a variety of fried foods with southern Fujian characteristics, such as short ribs, shark noodles, fried hairtail, etc. The special ones are fried noodles and instant noodles.

After ordering and paying, we sat down and chatted with friends. After waiting for about 10 minutes, a large bowl of maocai was served. In my impression, Maocai is like an upgraded version of "Mala Tang". In fact, it is not the case. The soup of Maocai, a Maocai brand, is very particular. The seemingly black and red soup base is rich in flavor. It is made from beef bones and duck racks. The soup base is topped with millet pepper and red oil spices. The store also sprinkles sesame seeds, peanuts, and garlic granules. The steaming cigarettes make people salivate.

Shake a spoonful of soup, the soup base is not very greasy, has a slight taste of Chinese herbal medicine, a little salty, followed by the slight spiciness of millet pepper, the garlic in the soup base is definitely the finishing touch , take a sip of soup and instantly feel warm, especially suitable for this weather.

Compared to meat dishes, I prefer the vegetarian dishes in Maocai. Lotus root slices are indispensable every time. The thin and uniform lotus root slices are particularly delicious. When you bite them, they are crispy and delicious, with a slight hint of lotus root. Silk, don’t feel that way.

As they say, "when in town, do as the Romans do." In addition to slightly changing the soup base to be more suitable for the tastes of southern Fujianese, the store also prepared many southern Fujian special fried foods. Frying is absolutely indispensable. Originally, it was slightly sweet. It's greasy and fried, who would have thought it would be so suitable for eating vegetables. It's fried and cut into pieces, blending with the soup. It's slightly salty. When you bite it, it's soft with a hint of sweetness.

To be honest, compared to a portion of rice with Maocai, I would rather have instant noodles in Maocai. The instant noodles cooked with Maocai are absolutely delicious, and the essence of Maocai is integrated into the noodles. Inside, it tastes full of fragrance. The noodles will become a bit rotten after being stored for a long time, but it does not affect its taste.

The store also provides a lot of toppings, including chicken wings, chicken legs, kelp knots, cucumbers and various meatballs with different flavors. Bacon and Minnan specialty seaweed balls are delicious to eat.

As the store advocates, the soup is definitely the selling point. You will see a warm reminder from the merchant at the door, asking you to take their soup home.

It's already a little spicy, so you can choose the flavor after consulting the boss.