There was a hot pot in ancient times, but the name was different from now.

according to historical records, copper chafing dishes appeared in China as early as the Three Kingdoms period. In ancient times, the weather was very cold, and there was no heating. When people ate, they all ate around the stove. Later, someone had a whim to say that they could just cook on the stove and eat at the same time, without worrying that the rice would get cold. So I began to cook simple food on the stove, which is the prototype of hot pot.

Later, with the development, people began to add more food to the pot, not just simple meals from the big pot, but classified the food for cooking. Ancient people gradually found it inconvenient to eat around the stove, so they designed a small stove, which can directly put the copper pot on the stove, add charcoal fire to the stove, or put the stove on the table to eat, so they don't have to eat around the stove as before, even using hot pot to entertain guests doesn't look low.

Later, Yuan Shizu Kublai Khan had a whim. He cut the mutton into thin slices and put them into the pot. It would soon be cooked. It didn't take a long time to cook the meat, and it was delicious. He promoted this method to the whole army, thinking that it would save more time for the army to eat. This is the instant-boiled mutton we ate later. In the Qing dynasty, hot pot entered restaurants, and this kind of cheap food began to enter the market. It can be said that there was a craze for eating hot pot all over the country.

Hot pot is also our favorite food in modern times. The diversified choices and humanized service make us need to go to the hot pot restaurant for a hearty meal. At the same time, the production of hot pot is also very convenient, and we can make it ourselves at home. Hot pot has its charm from ancient times to modern times, and I believe that its charm can support it to future generations.