Chongqing hot pot
Chongqing hotpot is mainly made of butter. Authentic Chongqing hot pot is made of pure butter without any other oil. Butter has a strong smell and will stick to food when cooking.
Animal oil is heavy, which can lock the taste well, especially hot pot, which is mainly meat, and various animal ingredients can be well blended with butter and preserved.
There will probably be 4 or 5 Jin of butter at the bottom of the pot, so after the bottom of the pot is boiled, you can smell the butter fragrance floating from the hot pot far away.
The old oil used at the bottom of the pot, after cooking a lot of food, still retains the delicious taste in the food in the butter. Therefore, the fragrance of Chongqing hot pot is not simply based on pepper, pepper or spices.
Chengdu hotpot
The hot pot in Chengdu is mainly rapeseed oil, and salad oil is usually added, which will be a large proportion. Generally, 2 portions of rapeseed oil, salad oil 1 portion, and some will be as high as 5: 5!
The flavor of Chengdu hot pot mainly comes from the bottom material, which has little to do with oil, so it has formed a situation of less oil. Chengdu hot pot is also called clear oil hot pot in Chongqing.
Dried sea pepper and green pepper will also be added to the oil hot pot, but the taste is much milder. Some shops also add Chinese medicine to the bottom of the pot, which is very suitable for people who are not keen on spicy food.
Because of the oil, Chengdu hot pot should be spiced to increase the flavor and aroma. This is also one of the main differences between the two hot pots.
Oil dish
Chongqing people eat hot pot simply and rudely. Garlic paste sesame oil. Add vinegar at most according to personal taste, and occasionally add coriander and chopped green onion.
There are many kinds of rape in Chengdu hot pot, such as sesame oil, oil consumption, sesame, coriander, chopped green onion and even sesame paste. All kinds of spices can be added!
Various dishes
The difference in the types of dishes is actually very small. Residents in Sichuan and Chongqing like to eat internal organs.
Chongqing's hot pot is extensive, and there is less processing of ingredients in the early stage. Original "dock dishes" such as beef omasum, yellow throat and duck intestines, as well as old meat slices, are all must-have dishes for Chongqing people. Dishes are basically packed in small pottery bowls, and they don't pay attention to appearance.
The dishes in Chengdu hot pot are exquisite and delicate. After the development of dishes, many dishes that are not traditional Sichuan cuisine have been blended. The delicacy of the dishes is small and the price is slightly higher.
service
The waiters in Chongqing hot pot restaurant are mostly "Fae Fae". What about these aliens? You said she was enthusiastic, and you said she was crooked. The key is to see if you are right.
Chengdu people pay attention to enjoyment, so the hot pot in Chengdu also pays attention to enjoyment. Waiters choose young and beautiful women to wear uniform work clothes as waiters. Hand over sterilized wet towels before meals, put anti-oil coats on the guests' clothes and give them chewing gum after meals.
environment
Many flying hot pot restaurants in Chongqing are still very popular! This is related to the character of Chongqing people. For food, we are more interested in enjoying the taste, and the environment is second. Of course, Chongqing also has hot pot restaurants with good environment.
Chengdu hot pot restaurant, with bright hall and exquisite decoration, has been developing towards theme restaurants in recent years.