Nine compartments are the authentic specialty of Chongqing hotpot. In fact, there are 9 compartments in the hot pot, which are divided into the center compartment (compartment 1 in the picture), the cross compartment (compartment 2 in the picture) and the four corners compartment (compartment 3 in the picture). Because the fire power of each grid is different, so different grids hot ingredients are also different. Between the grid fire power is the most vigorous, is the tripe and fat cattle exclusive grid, hot can be eaten, cooked quickly and tender. Cross grid fire power medium, you can put meatballs and shrimp slippery materials, but to wait a little before you can eat. The four corners of the grid to cook things the slowest, to put some slow simmering ingredients, such as duck blood and brain flowers, etc., after cooking into the flavor, extremely delicious.

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