Hot pot side dishes:

1. Livestock meat: mutton, beef, pork, ham, luncheon meat, bacon, sausage, pig enema, pig, beef and sheep kidneys, liver hearts, livers Tendons, beef whip, pig intestines, pig brains and pig spinal cord, etc.;

2. Poultry meat: meat: mutton, beef, pork, ham, lunch meat, bacon, sausage, bull whip, Pig intestines, pig brains, pig spinal cord, etc.;

3. Aquatic products: crucian carp, grass carp, carp, eel, loach, river crab, river shrimp, sea crab, sea shrimp, sea cucumber, water Cuttlefish, squid, fish maw, fish lips, shark fins, fresh scallops, hairtail and kelp, etc.;

4. Vegetables: cabbage, spinach, pea shoots, lettuce, cabbage, potatoes , lotus root, wild rice, winter bamboo shoots, spring bamboo shoots, white radish, carrot, cucumber, winter melon, luffa, fresh peas, green beans, cauliflower, daylily, mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, soybean sprouts, mung bean sprouts, tofu, dried tofu, Cilantro, pesto, onions, water spinach, water chestnuts, etc.;

5. Dried fruits and vegetables: dried daylilies, magnolia slices, dried bamboo shoots, vermicelli, red dates, konjac, fungus, tremella, shiitake mushrooms, mushrooms and bamboo fungus, etc. ;

6. Game (artificially raised): pheasant, wild duck, quail, dog meat, dog whip, snake meat, frog, snail, bullfrog and turtle meat, etc. In addition, there are also processed raw materials, such as fish balls, meat balls, twists, fried dough sticks, fried dumplings, crispy meat and gluten.

Extended information:

Hot pot is not only a delicacy, but also contains the connotation of food culture, adding elegance to people's taste. When eating hot pot, men, women, old and young, relatives and friends gather around the steaming hot pot, chat with each other and eat with chopsticks. The warmth is rippling, and the atmosphere is warm and harmonious, which is suitable for the traditional Chinese culture of happy reunion.

In the Northeast, when people entertain guests, the dishes in the hot pot are arranged in a very regular way: moving forward and backward, fish on the left and shrimp on the right, with cauliflower lightly sprinkled around, that is, poultry meat is placed opposite the mouth of the hot pot. In the front, animal meat is placed behind the hot pot, with fish on the left, shrimp on the right, and a few shredded vegetables, just like "stars holding the moon" to show respect. If you are treating an uninvited guest, put two extra large meatballs in front of the hot pot, followed by animal meat, to signal you to leave.

In Chongqing, eating hot pot is also very particular. The most basic seasonings are generally onion, ginger, garlic and sesame oil, so that you can enjoy the original flavor of hot pot. There are rules for blanching vegetables. Eat ingredients such as duck intestines first. The blanching method is: seven times up and eight times, so that the vegetables will be the most tender. When entertaining guests or having dinner with friends, a hot pot meal and a few bottles of Chongqing people’s favorite Jiang Xiaobai will best suit the fiery and enthusiastic character of Chongqing people.

Hakka people in Taiwan usually eat hot pot on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year. There are seven indispensable ingredients for hot pot, namely celery, garlic, onions, turnips, leeks, fish and meat. : "Diligent, calculating, intelligent, popular, long-term happiness, surplus, and rich".