Chongqing hot pot is famous for its spicy taste, and it is always replaced by a cauldron. The pot is full of rolling red soup, and there are peppers, peppers and some unknown condiments floating on the noodles. The bottom of this red pot looks hemp and spicy, which often scares us foreign tourists. But after experiencing Chongqing hot pot several times, I gradually like it and feel that there are many benefits. First, hygiene. The hot food in soup has been sterilized at high temperature, and so far no one has heard of food poisoning in hot pot. Second, it can save food. When eating hot pot, you should be frugal and casual, and you will not waste as much as you eat. Third, we can reduce the procedures and make the diet simple. If you get together with friends and relatives at home, you will be very busy outside and exhausted under the stove. Chongqing hot pot simplifies the complicated kitchen operation. Just clean up all kinds of food, and friends and relatives can sit around a table and taste delicious food. In today's increasingly accelerated pace of life, hot pot is a convenient and fast food enjoyment. Fourth, Chongqing hot pot has the effect of fitness and beauty. Even in hot summer, many people eat hot pot. Around the hot pot, sweating shirtless, diners abound, becoming a scene in Chongqing. It is said that eating hot pot makes you sweat, which is more refreshing than sauna and has health care function. Chongqing people think that eating hot pot is cheaper than washing sauna. Most men and women in Chongqing are thin, which is not only related to the physical exercise of Chongqing people going up and down the hill every day, but also an important reason for eating hot pot.
There are many stresses about eating hot pot in Chongqing. Nowadays, most of the pots are replaced by stainless steel washbasins, which are divided into two compartments, called "Yuanyang Hot Pot". One compartment is filled with red soup, and the other compartment is filled with clear soup for those who eat spicy food and those who don't. You can't eat hot pot without an oil dish, that is, put sesame oil in a small dish, add seasonings such as garlic paste, and dip all kinds of scalded dishes in the oil dish to eat, which can not only improve the taste, but also is said to have the effect of cooling and reducing fire.
The history of Chongqing hot pot can be traced back to the ancient Bashu period, and the local special geographical climate and natural conditions have formed unique eating habits. Chongqing, commonly known as the foggy city, has a humid climate. In order to drive away the cold and dampness, manual workers such as trackers and farmers use local materials, build a fire on a stove made of several stones, set up a crock, boil boiling water, put a lot of peppers and peppers into the boiling water, and cook the food before eating. This is the embryonic form of hot pot. Eating habits formed over thousands of years, following the historical development trend, gradually evolved into today's Chongqing hot pot.
Nowadays, with the development of food culture, Chongqing hot pot business is booming. Chongqing hot pot, with a long history of Bashu culture, is spread all over the country and even out of national boundaries. It is no exaggeration to say that Chongqing people's obsession with hot pot ranks among the best in the country. With the development of Chongqing's economy and culture, the influence of Chongqing hot pot will become more and more important. Do you dare to taste Chongqing hot pot, which is "hot as hell and numb as hell"?
I will never forget the hot pot in Chongqing!