The standard for Sichuan people to eat hot pot is to use the bottom of the pot. In our Sichuan people's opinion, the standard configuration for eating hot pot is to order a butter red pot first, never the mandarin duck pot. Hairy tripe, duck intestines, and yellow throat are three must-order dishes, commonly known as the three treasures of hot pot. Next, I don’t care who likes to eat what.
Dishes with dipping sauce and sesame oil are a must. Without sesame oil, this hot pot cannot be eaten. When eating hot pot in Sichuan, no one likes to use sesame sauce, chive flowers and other sauces. Foreigners use sesame sauce, chive flowers and other sauces as dipping sauces to eat hot pot. In fact, this is also a continuation of the method of eating mutton. Since the bottom of the pot is basically pure water and there is no spicy oil, the mutton needs to be replenished in the bowl. Sesame oil can also dilute part of the butter, which is beneficial to intestinal digestion. Some people suddenly eat too spicy and greasy food, which makes them prone to stomach upset. Therefore, sesame oil can cool down and moisturize the intestines in hot pot, reducing the spiciness and aroma.
Some friends are very spicy, so after using sesame rape, they will feel that the spiciness will be reduced. Such friends usually like to add a spoonful of soup to the bottom of the pot to increase the spiciness. Many foreign friends can't stand this way of eating, so I don't recommend it. If you are not from Sichuan and do not understand the secrets of the oil dish, when a steaming red hot pot is placed in front of you, it is not a complete hot pot. If there is no oil dish, then the hot pot has no soul. hot pot. The oil dish not only contains sesame oil, but also a lot of seasonings, which you can’t finish in one sitting.
In Sichuan, every household, old and young, eat chili peppers, and they are very spicy. Hot pot is the best representative of Sichuan spicy food. Sichuan people eat hot pot not only to keep warm in winter, but also to eat hot pot in air-conditioned rooms in hot summer. When people eat hot pot, everyone will make an oil dish for dipping. The purpose of the oil dish is not to reduce heat. Some people feel that the hot pot base is not spicy enough, so they add chili powder or even spicy rice to the oil dish. You can eat as much dried chili powder as you put in the oil dish.