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Cultural Characteristics of Chongqing Hotpot
1, which shows the inclusiveness of China cooking. The word "hot pot" is not only the name of cooker and container, but also the unity of technology and eating method with cooker and container.
2. It shows the harmony in China's diet. From the use of raw materials and soup materials to the coordination of cooking techniques, we seek common ground while reserving differences and sum up the differences, so that meat and vegetables, raw and cooked, spicy and fresh and sweet, tender and crisp and rotten, and fragrance and alcohol can be perfectly combined. Especially in folk customs, Chongqing hot pot presents a harmonious and carefree scene and psychological feeling, creating a cultural atmosphere of "concentric, gathering, sharing and having fun together".
3. It is very popular. In Chongqing, everyone from officials to the people likes Chongqing hot pot, and almost every household can cook it.
The influence of Chongqing hotpot
Due to the influence of Chongqing hot pot, Sichuan hot pot has gradually flourished and its content has become richer. Most of the hot pots in Sichuan are mainly Chongqing hot pot, and the hot pots in various places are tributaries, which merge into a river of food. With the passage of time, Chongqing hot pot gradually became popular all over the country, and large hot pot brands such as Dezhuang, Little Swan, Qin Ma, Kong Liang, Sister Su and Qi Hot Pot emerged. Among them, there are 10 hot pot enterprises with well-known trademarks and famous trademarks in China, and 17 hot pot enterprises with annual turnover exceeding 100 million yuan, of which 14 has successively entered the top 100 restaurants in China. Among the top 20 hot pot enterprises in 2005, Chongqing accounted for 1 1.
Chongqing hot pot is not only fragrant in large and medium-sized cities and border towns in China, but also as a part of Bayu culture, it has traveled across the ocean and settled in Japan and Nanyang. Chongqing hot pot is very popular in Hongkong and Taiwan Province. In foreign countries, such as Japan, the United States and Russia, Chongqing hot pot also has a certain influence. China specially sent Shenzhen Huaxia snacks to train Chongqing hot pot senior chefs, and sent MasahiroTaijun to perform in Japan. Japanese friends spoke highly of Chongqing hot pot and were full of praise. They think Chongqing hot pot is "the best food in China", which shows the attraction and influence of Chongqing hot pot.
Chongqing Hotpot Shen Yi
In 20 14, Chongqing Hotpot officially applied for national intangible cultural heritage protection. At present, diet-related items are not uncommon in China's national intangible cultural heritage protection list, but China's diet is a blank in the world-class intangible cultural heritage protection list. Relevant persons of Chongqing Hotpot Association said that the application for Chongqing Hotpot Heritage is mainly to apply for the protection of the traditional frying skills, skills, hot pot utensils and eating methods of hot pot, hoping that the traditional skills and hot pot culture of Chongqing Hotpot can be passed down in large-scale industrial production.