Hot pot is a favorite cooking method of modern people, but many people think that Sichuan and Chongqing are hot pots. In fact, hot pot is a cooking method, and mutton in copper pot can also be called hot pot, not just Sichuan and Chongqing. And what was hot pot called in ancient times? Antique soup? According to historical records, hot pot has a history of at least two thousand years. The earliest historical record of hot pot in China is in Shu Wei. According to the excavated antiquities, we can know that hot pot existed in China as early as the Han Dynasty.

First of all, hot pot has always been regarded as a noun. In fact, hot pot should be strictly a cooking method, just like wok and stir-fry. Hot pot refers to cooking food with boiling water or soup, which is also a traditional cooking method in China. Hot pot is also a unique cooking method in China.

Hot pot was actually not invented by modern people, but by ancient people. The ancients didn't have so many cooking methods at that time. They all used water or broth to cook food. Because different places have different eating habits, there are also different hot pots. Sichuan and Chongqing only eat spicy hot pot, while there are many hot pots that are not spicy in the north.

Secondly, there have been two different opinions about the source of hot pot. There is a saying that hot pot actually appeared during the Warring States period. During the Warring States period, people used clay pots to simmer soup and heat food. This is the earliest hot pot.

According to objective evidence, the earliest record of hot pot in China was Shu Wei in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and the book recorded the situation of ancient people eating hot pot in detail.

Finally, hot pot is almost the favorite way of cooking in China. Whether it is summer or winter, everyone likes to eat hot pot. Not only Sichuan and Chongqing are full of hot pot, but there are hot pot restaurants all over the country. Before the outbreak, Haidilao was the hottest hotpot restaurant in China.