Hotpot
（Source: english.cqnews.net）
Hotpot is the most famous dish in Chongqing. Chongqing local people consider the hot pot a local specialty which is noted for its peppery and spicy taste and its tenderness. People gather around a small pot which is boiled with a flavorful and nutritious soup base. You have a choice of spicy, pure and combo for the soup base. Thin sliced raw meat, fish, various bean curd products and all kinds of vegetables are boiled in the soup base. You then dip them in a little bowl of special sauce. Be careful when the spicy soup base is burning hot.
Hotpot was first eaten by poor boatmen of the Yangtze River and it then spread westward to the rest of Sichuan. Now it is a very popular local flavor and can be found on every corner of the city. There is a great variety of hotpots, including Yuanyang Hotpot, Four Tastes Hotpot, Yaoshan Hotpot and Fish Head Hotpot. If you are adventurous enough, you can cook anything with hot pot, including pig's brain and duck's kidney.
Chongqing people love hotpot, especially when the weather is steamy. The fire dances under the pot, the heavily oiled and spiced soup boils with hazy steam and the people become bathed in sweat. Although hotpot can be found wherever there are street vendors or small restaurants, Chongqing hotpot has the greatest variety and is known for its delicious soup base and dipping sauce.
Source: english.cqnews.net
Editor: Xu Xinlei
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