Chongqing hot pot

This article is about the dish. For the 2016 film, see Chongqing Hot Pot (film).
A Chongqing hot pot

Chongqing hot pot (simplified Chinese: 重庆火锅; traditional Chinese: 重慶火鍋; pinyin: Chóngqìng huǒguō), also known as spicy hot pot, is usually eaten at restaurants, but otherwise is similar to roadside malatang. Chongqing hot pot is similar to the dry stir-fried mala xiang guo (麻辣香锅) which is also eaten in restaurants.[1][2][3][4]

The traditional way of preparing and eating this style of dish is to put the food in a hot pot, wait for the food to cook, and when the food is ready, dip the pieces in sesame oil and eat them. People choose various kinds of food to prepare in Chongqing hot pot, such as beef, pork, chicken, Chinese sausages, beef strips, pig blood, and duck intestine.[5]

General recipes

As one of the most spicy types of hot pot, Chongqing hot pot uses different ingredients when making the hot pot base. The spicy Chongqing hot pot base is mainly red chili oil, which is made with beef fat and different kinds of spices, such as bay leaf, clove, cinnamon and so on.[6] Chili, beef tallow, garlic, bean paste and other seasonings are stir-fried and boiled for a long time to form Chongqing hotpot seasoning, which is used in Chongqing hotpot soup base.[7]

History

The history of Chongqing hot pot started in the 1920s in Jiangbei District in Chongqing. In the beginning, the peddlers who worked on the wharf at the time would buy beef tripe, clean and boil it, and then cut beef liver and stomach into small pieces, and place it all into a clay stove. The stove used an iron basin to divide the stove into different sections that separated ingredients with different taste. When the spicy and salty soup boiled, the laborers would begin to eat, each person choosing their own food and own area divided in the stove, so they only eat and pay for what they put in that division, which is cheaper. It was not until the 23rd year of the Republic of China that a small restaurant in Chongqing turned the hot pot into a high-grade dish; before that, there was no restaurant that served Chongqing hot pot.[citation needed]

Liuyishou Hotpot has opened 1,200 restaurants worldwide.[8]

Culture

A Chongqing hot pot with slices of beef and lamb

Chongqing hot pot is not only a local delicacy, but also represents Chongqing's food culture. When eating the hot pot, families and friends gather together and surround the steaming hot pot, talking with each other. It is a suitable food choice for the traditional Chinese culture of reunion.[9] In Chongqing, there were a total of 26,991 hot pot restaurants in 2019.[10]

Homemade Chongqing hot pot

See also

References

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  2. ^ Lonely Planet The World's Best Spicy Food: Where to Find it & How to Make it 2014 - 1743604211 Chongqing Hotpot * CHONGQING, CHINA Think Swiss fondue, but replace the bread with raw meats and Chinese vegetables, then swap the melted cheese for a boiling broth of chilli-laced madness."
  3. ^ Kartikeya Kompella The Brand Challenge: Adapting Branding to Sectorial ... Page 286 074947016X- 2014 "In a very enlightened move to protect its brand equity in hot pot, Chongqing city government got Heyongzhi to form the Chongqing Hotpot Association to train and certify restaurateurs all over China – for little or no fee – in how to prepare ..."
  4. ^ Chinese Hotpots: Simple and Delicious Authentic Chinese . Martha Stone - 2014 "On the other hand, the Chongqing hotpot, famous in the northern mainland region, uses a lot of Sichuan pepper and spices. Decidedly spicier than the average hotpot, the Chongqing style makes use of the plentiful Sichuan peppers in the ..
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  9. ^ "重庆崽儿火锅：重庆人的特色文化" [Chongqing hot pot is not only a local delicacy, but also represents Chongqing's food culture.]. www.163.com. 2023-05-19. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  10. ^ 徐晶. "打卡重庆火锅节！千人同烫共享味觉盛宴". news.cctv.com. Retrieved 2020-02-07.