1. The origin of shabu-shabu is said to be in three ways: the first is in the Yuan Dynasty, the second is in the Qing Dynasty, and the third is in the Song and Liao Dynasties, as follows:

2. The Yuan Dynasty: Kublai commanded a large army on an expedition to the south, and in the time of fatigue, he was reminded of his home country's cuisine, so he let his military chef make it, but at this time he found out that there were enemy soldiers, so the chef sliced the mutton thinly and shabu-shabued it well. After eating it, Kublai turned on his horse to meet the enemy and won the victory. After returning to the camp, Genghis Khan asked the chef to make the dish again, and this time the chef was equipped with a lot of small ingredients and side dishes, and the generals ate it and everyone was so impressed that they asked Kublai to give it a name, and Kublai gave it the name "Shabu Shabu".

3. Qing Dynasty: Shabu-shabu, also known as "mutton hot pot," began in the early Qing Dynasty. In the 18th century, the Kangxi and Qianlong emperors held several large-scale "feasts for thousands of old men," in which mutton hot pot was served. Later spread to the market, operated by the mosque. The old capital of a hundred words" cloud: "mutton pot, for the cold years when the most common delicacy, to be eaten in the mutton museum. These eating methods, is the northern nomadic heritage to study and evolve, and become a special flavor."

4. Song and Liao: According to archaeological data, an early Liao mural unearthed in Aohan Banner, Zhaoda League, Inner Mongolia, describes how the Khitan people ate shabu-shabu 1,100 years ago: three Khitan people are sitting around a hot pot. Some of them are shabu-shabuing mutton with chopsticks in the pot, and on the square table in front of the hot pot there is an iron bucket with mutton and a plate with ingredients. This is the earliest known depiction of shabu-shabu. A little later than the Liao murals, Lin Hong of the Southern Song Dynasty also dealt with shabu-shabu in his book Qingsui (Clear offerings of a mountain house). He originally praised the rabbit shabu-shabu he ate, not only recording in detail the method of shabu-shabu and the type of seasoning, but also writing a poem describing it, which reads, "Waves surge in the snow of the clear river, and the wind turns over the colorful clouds." This is due to the fact that the color of the rabbit meat slices in the hot soup is like the evening sun, so there is this verse.