There are two theories about the origin of hot pot: one is that it was during the Three Kingdoms period of China or the era of Emperor Wen of Wei, when the "bronze tripod" was the predecessor of hot pot; the other is that hot pot began in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and was found in unearthed cultural relics.

"Dou" refers to hot pot.

It can be seen that hot pot has a history of more than 1,900 years in China.

History: Some emperors in ancient times had a certain affinity with hot pot. Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty, liked to eat hot pot.

One winter, the army was about to leave suddenly, and he was hungry and wanted to eat mutton. The clever chef cut the mutton into thin slices in a hurry, put it in a pot of boiling water, and added seasonings, chopped green onions and other things. Kublai Khan

After eating, I was full of praise.

Later, when he became emperor, he still remembered this dish and named it "Shabu-boiled mutton". According to legend, when he was a child, Yang Shen, a writer in the Ming Dynasty, accompanied his father Yang Tinghe to a banquet hosted by Emperor Hongzhi in the Imperial Garden.

At the banquet, there was a hot pot for boiling mutton, and charcoal was burning in the fire. Emperor Hongzhi used this to get a couplet. The first couplet said: "The charcoal is as black as fire, as red as snow."

At this time, the young Yang Shen quietly recited the second couplet to his father: "The grain is yellow, the rice is white, and the rice is like frost." His father then read his son's couplet to the emperor. The emperor was delighted and immediately gave him a glass of wine.

Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty was also addicted to hot pot. He traveled to the south of the Yangtze River many times, and every place he visited had hot pot.

According to legend, he held a "Thousands of Old Banquet" in the palace in the first month of the first year of Jiaqing. More than 1,550 hot pot dishes were served to the whole table, and more than 5,000 people were invited to taste it, making it the largest hot pot feast in history.

Modern In modern times, some cultural celebrities also have a special liking for hot pot. Hu Shi, a celebrity, is very fond of hot pot in his hometown of Huizhou. When entertaining guests at family banquets, most of his wives will carefully cook Huizhou hot pot to entertain the guests.

In a short memoir titled "Two or Three Things About Mr. Hu Shi", the famous writer Liang Shiqiu described the deep impression Huizhou hot pot left on him and Hu Shi's preference for Huizhou hot pot.

The famous film director Xie Tian liked to eat Chongqing hot pot when he was in Chongqing in his early years. He can be called a "hot pot gourmet".