Hot hotpot in English: Hot hotpot. Hot pot (English name: Hot Pot) is one of the traditional Chinese delicacies. It was called "antique soup" in ancient times. It was named after the "gudong" sound made when food is put into boiling water. Hot pot originated in China, and its characteristic is the cooking and dining method of cooking and eating at the same time.

There are many types of ingredients suitable for making hot pot, including meat, seafood, vegetables, non-staple food, etc. The ingredients can be eaten after being cooked in the hot pot base. Hot pot has a long history of development in China, and there are many types, such as northern mutton hot pot, Sichuan and Chongqing spicy hot pot, Cantonese-style hot pot, etc., each with its own unique flavor.

Four points you should pay attention to when eating hot pot: 1. Don’t eat it while it’s hot. The tolerance temperature of the oral cavity, esophagus and gastric mucosa is 50℃~60℃. Too high a temperature can easily burn the mucosa; 2. Rinse it. Don’t eat meat for too short a time, as undercooked meat is prone to parasites; 3. Don’t be greedy for fat beef, lamb, etc. These fat meats contain a lot of saturated fat, which can easily damage the cardiovascular system; 4. Don’t regard hot pot soup as the essence. , the hot pot soup after repeated boiling contains a large amount of saturated fat, sodium, purine and other unhealthy ingredients.

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 Wei Wen, when the "bronze tripod" was the predecessor of hot pot; the other is that the origin of hot pot In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the "dou" in unearthed cultural relics refers to hot pot. It can be seen that hot pot has a history of more than 1,900 years in China.

"Book of Wei" records that during the Three Kingdoms period, when Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor on behalf of the Han Dynasty, hot pots made of copper appeared. People used hot pots to cook pigs, cattle, sheep, chickens, fish and other dishes. Meat was grown, but it was not popular at the time. Later, with the further development of cooking technology, various hot pots also appeared one after another. By the Northern Song Dynasty, hot pot was available in taverns in Kaifeng, Bianjing, in winter. By the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, dozens of different hotpots had been formed across the country, each with its own characteristics. During the Muromachi period of Japan, hot pot was introduced to Japan from China in 1338. In Japan, hot pot is called "Sukiyaki" or "Hoe". Nowadays, hot pot has also spread to the United States, France, Britain and other countries.

Hot pot, also known as "antique soup" in ancient times, got its name from the "dong" sound it makes when adding ingredients to boiling water. It is an original Chinese delicacy with a long history. According to research, the Eastern Han Dynasty cultural relic "Wok Dou" unearthed after liberation is a hot pot. By the Song Dynasty, the way of eating hot pot was already common among the people. In the recipe book "Shan Jia Qing Gong" written by Lin Hong in the Southern Song Dynasty, there was an introduction to eating hot pot with his friends.