the origin of hot pot

China's hot pot has a long history. Zhejiang and other places have unearthed a small pottery stove that was used with a pottery kettle more than 5,111 years ago. It can be easily moved and can be regarded as the primary form of hot pot. The bronze chafing dish of the Spring and Autumn Period unearthed from the site of Shanrong Culture in Longqingxia, Yanqing County, Beijing, has traces of heating. In the late slave society, a small bronze tripod appeared, with a height of no more than 21 cm and a diameter of about 15 cm. Some ding and furnace are combined into one, that is, an interlayer is cast in the ding, which divides the belly of the ding into upper and lower parts. The lower part has an opening for feeding charcoal fire, and the surrounding is hollowed out for ventilation smoke holes. Some ding's belly is shallow, and there is a charcoal plate in the middle. People call this type of ding "Wen Ding", which is small and convenient and can be said to be a better hot pot. In the Han Dynasty, a kind of small bronze ware called "dyeing furnace" and "dyeing cup" appeared, and its structure was divided into three parts: the main body was charcoal furnace; There is a cup with food on it, and the volume is generally 251 to 311 ml; There is a tray for charcoal fire below. It can be inferred that this is a small hot pot used by single people in ancient times. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, hot pot became popular, and officials and celebrities held banquets and prepared more hot pots. In the Five Dynasties, there were five grids of hot pot, which were divided into five grids for guests to rinse. At that time, hot pot was also called warm pot, one was made of copper and the other was made of pottery, which was mainly used for cooking meat. By the Qing Dynasty, all kinds of hotpot with hotpot had become a winter delicacy of the court. When Emperor Jiaqing ascended the throne, in the grand palace banquet, in addition to delicacies, land and water, 1651 hot pots were specially used to entertain guests, making it the biggest hot pot banquet in Chinese history.

hot pot types

are distinguished by fuel; According to the structure of hot pot; Distinguish by raw materials; Distinguish by taste.

In addition, there are some special chafing dishes which are made of copper chafing dishes, stainless steel chafing dishes and ceramic chafing dishes. Wang Kezhong of Shandong Province invented a hot pot dining table, which consists of 9 hot pot seats, 1 big, 8 small, and each hot pot seat is made up of an electric heating plate, a hot pot soup basin, a metal dish plate and a pot cover. When you need to taste a hot pot banquet, the table can be used as a special hot pot for all guests, and various dishes matching the hot pot can also be placed in the middle. If nine round hole covers are covered, it becomes an ordinary dining table and has the function of keeping dishes warm. Just put water in the hot pot soup basin, put the dishes on it, and then turn on the switch of the electric heating plate, so that the dishes can be kept warm and delicious.