Chongqing hot pot and Sichuan hot pot generally only red pot and mandarin duck pot two kinds. But now a lot of hot pot stores have come up with a lot of other pots and pans, such as seafood pots and pans, health pots and pans, tomato pots and pans, and so on.

Hotpot, in general, is a cooking method that uses a pot as a utensil, a heat source to burn the pot, and water or broth to boil to cook food, and also refers to the pots and pans used in this cooking method. It is characterized by the fact that the food is eaten while it is being cooked, or that the pot itself is insulated so that the food is still hot when it is eaten, and the soup is served in a single bowl. Similar dishes can be found all over the world, but are particularly popular in East Asia. Hot pot now eat now hot, spicy salty fresh, oily but not greasy, sweating profusely, hearty extreme, relieve depression and dehumidification, suitable for the climate of the mountains and rivers, the development of mandarin ducks pots, spicy and light respectively, each take what they need, young and old savory, to the winter of the best products.

Typical hot pot ingredients include a variety of meat, seafood, vegetables, soy products, mushrooms, egg products, etc., which will be put into the boiling water or special soup pot base hot cooked and eaten. In some cases, it is also dipped in flavorings and served together.

Chinese hot pots come in a variety of colors and flavors. Famous such as Sichuan's spicy hot pot, spicy and mellow, known throughout the world; Guangdong's seafood hot pot, calcium bone hot pot food and not greasy, endless flavor.