It originated in the Warring States or Han Dynasty and has a history of more than 2,000 years.

The details are as follows: 1. Origin: 1. Hot pot existed during the Warring States Period, and historical people used clay pots as pots.

2. Another theory is that hot pot began in the Han Dynasty, and "dou" refers to hot pot.

The actual hot pot was unearthed from the cultural relics of the tomb of Haihunhou in the Western Han Dynasty.

It can be seen that hot pot has a history of more than 2,000 years in China.

2. History: During the Three Kingdoms period, hot pots were made of copper. People used hot pots to cook pigs, cattle, sheep, chickens, fish and other meats. However, they were not popular at that time. Later, with the further development of cooking technology, various types of hot pots were used.

Style hot pot has also made its debut.

By the Northern Song Dynasty, the way of eating hot pot was very common among the people. In the taverns in Kaifeng, Bianjing, hot pot was available in winter.

The popularity of hot pot: During the Tang and Song Dynasties, hot pot became popular. Officials and celebrities held banquets in their homes, and often prepared hot pot.

In the Five Dynasties, there was a five-compartment hot pot, divided into five compartments for guests to cook.

At that time, hot pot was also called hot pot, one was made of copper and the other was pottery.

Its main function is to cook meat.

By the Qing Dynasty, various types of hotpot with hotpot meat had become a delicacy for the palace in winter.

When Emperor Jiaqing came to the throne, he held a grand palace banquet. In addition to delicacies from both land and water, 1,650 hot pots were specially used to entertain guests, making it the largest hot pot banquet in the history of our country.