Hot pot was called "antique soup" in ancient times, and it was named after the "splash" sound when food was put into boiling water. It is a kind of China original food with a long history, and it is suitable for all ages.

Ding ware in Zhou dynasty should be the earliest prototype of hot pot. According to research, there was hot pot in the Warring States period, when people used clay pots as pots. In the Song Dynasty, eating hot pot was very common among the people. Eating hot pot with friends was introduced in Lin Hong's cookbook Shanjia Qinggong in the Southern Song Dynasty.

In the Yuan Dynasty, hot pot spread to Mongolia, where beef and mutton were cooked. By the Qing Dynasty, hot pot was not only popular among the people, but also became a famous "court dish" made of pheasants and other game.