Among the hot pots on the market, the "spicy hot pot" has the most impressive heat. The heat after eating a meal is about 2000 calories, which is equivalent to the heat needed by an adult in one day, and the content of oil and cholesterol is the highest, which of course increases the burden on health.

Experts pointed out that the calories mentioned above do not contain the calories of dipping sauce. Most people are used to dipping sesame sauce, sand tea sauce and other seasonings when eating hot pot, and the calories of sand tea sauce are per tablespoon 108 kcal, which is quite amazing.

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Wei Shu records that in the Three Kingdoms period, when Cao Pi was the emperor of Han Dynasty, hot pots made of copper appeared. People used hot pots to rinse pigs, cows, sheep, chickens, fish and other meats, but they were not popular at that time. Later, with the further development of cooking technology, various hot pots appeared one after another. By the time of the Northern Song Dynasty, the pubs in Kaifeng, Bianjing, had hot pot in winter.

By the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, dozens of different hot pots had been formed all over the country with their own characteristics. During the Muromachi era in Japan, hot pot was introduced from China to Japan in 1338. Japan calls hot pot "Shouxi Shao", also known as "Hoe Shao". Nowadays, hot pot has spread to the United States, France, Britain and other countries.

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