Hotpot-is the most famous and popular dish in Chongqing. Chongqing locals believe that hot pot is a local specialty, which is famous for its spicy, hot and tender. People gathered around a small pot cooked with charcoal, electricity or gas, which was filled with delicious and nutritious soup. You can choose spicy, pure and mixed soups. Thin-sliced raw varieties of meat, fish, various tofu products and various vegetables are cooked at the bottom of the soup. Then you soak them in a small bowl of special sauce. Be careful, because the spicy soup base is very hot.

It was first eaten by poor Yangtze river boatmen in Chongqing, and then spread westward to other parts of Sichuan. Now is a very popular local flavor and can be found in every corner of the city. There are all kinds of hot pots here, including Yueyang hot pot, Siwei hot pot, Yashan hot pot and fish head hot pot. If you are adventurous enough, you can basically make anything with hot pot, such as pig brain and duck kidney.

Chongqing people like their hot pot, especially when the weather is wet. The fire danced under the pot, the soup with heavy oil and spices was boiling with hazy steam, and the people were bathed in sweat. Although hot pot can be found anywhere with street vendors or small restaurants, Chongqing has the most kinds of hot pot, which is famous for its delicious soup base and dipping sauce.

Chongqing Mala Tang:

Another famous local food is mala Tang. Literally, "hemp" means numb mouth, "spicy" means hot pepper, and "hot" means boiling hot. Mala Tang originated in Chongqing, the largest city in Sichuan. It is cooked in a public pot with steaming soup and spices. The double-sided soup pot on the stove in the center of the dining table is the focus of this meal. Hot mala Tang and delicious chicken soup stand side by side and are very popular. Ingredients include fresh sliced abalone,