Hotpot is a popular Chinese food enjoyed by all ages. It has appeared in Chinese history for nearly 2000 years, and developed into more than ten regional flavors over time. My favorite one is called Chongqing Hotpot.
I have traveled to Chongqing twice and was impressed by its hotpot. Chongqing hotpot is famous for spicy and hot. It uses a big basin as pot; inside the basin, hot soup is churning. Cayenne and other spicy seasonings are floating on the soup. The first time when you see it, you may be afraid of its spicy look; but after trying a few times, you will love it!
There are many benefits of eating Chongqing hotpot. Firstly, hotpot is very sanitary. After processed in boiling soup, all kinds of bacteria in the meat and vegetables will be killed. Most spicy seasonings in Chongqing hotpot can sterilize the stomach and help digest.
Secondly, it can save food because you are eating and cooking at the same time, you can stop adding food into the pot if you are full. No food would be wasted.
Thirdly, hotpot is so easy to operate. If you have a party or family dinner at home, cooking dishes is really inconvenient and takes much time. Instead, Chongqing hotpot just requires a pot, soup basin, some seasonings and raw materials to be put together. Everyone will put raw food into the pot as they like. A single hotpot can replace ten dishes.
Finally, a unique function of Chongqing hotpot is helping lose weight. Since it's hot and spicy, people will be sweating heavily when eating Chongqing hotpot. Even in summer, there are so many people eating hotpot in Chongqing. People think it is more economical to eat hotpot than steaming in the sauna. That is probably why both men and women in Chongqing are slim.
If you cannot eat any spicy food, there is one way for you to enjoy hotpot with others. 'Double Flavor Pot' is quite usual in Chongqing. It is a pot with a piece of steel in the middle. One side of the steel sheet is spicy soup and the other one is clear soup. It is specially designed for people who don't eat spicy.
Once thinking of Chongqing Hotpot, I will sweat, even now! Nevertheless, I just love this feeling!
I have traveled to Chongqing twice and was impressed by its hotpot. Chongqing hotpot is famous for spicy and hot. It uses a big basin as pot; inside the basin, hot soup is churning. Cayenne and other spicy seasonings are floating on the soup. The first time when you see it, you may be afraid of its spicy look; but after trying a few times, you will love it!
There are many benefits of eating Chongqing hotpot. Firstly, hotpot is very sanitary. After processed in boiling soup, all kinds of bacteria in the meat and vegetables will be killed. Most spicy seasonings in Chongqing hotpot can sterilize the stomach and help digest.
Secondly, it can save food because you are eating and cooking at the same time, you can stop adding food into the pot if you are full. No food would be wasted.
Thirdly, hotpot is so easy to operate. If you have a party or family dinner at home, cooking dishes is really inconvenient and takes much time. Instead, Chongqing hotpot just requires a pot, soup basin, some seasonings and raw materials to be put together. Everyone will put raw food into the pot as they like. A single hotpot can replace ten dishes.
Finally, a unique function of Chongqing hotpot is helping lose weight. Since it's hot and spicy, people will be sweating heavily when eating Chongqing hotpot. Even in summer, there are so many people eating hotpot in Chongqing. People think it is more economical to eat hotpot than steaming in the sauna. That is probably why both men and women in Chongqing are slim.
If you cannot eat any spicy food, there is one way for you to enjoy hotpot with others. 'Double Flavor Pot' is quite usual in Chongqing. It is a pot with a piece of steel in the middle. One side of the steel sheet is spicy soup and the other one is clear soup. It is specially designed for people who don't eat spicy.
Once thinking of Chongqing Hotpot, I will sweat, even now! Nevertheless, I just love this feeling!
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