What are the must-order hotpot dishes? Is instant hotpot good?

Hotpot has experienced a big decline in the 1990s, a big rise in the 2000s and a boom now. In the past twenty years, countless hotpot brands have emerged in Chongqing's hotpot industry, and countless brands have also ceased to exist over the years. Only a few hotpot brands have survived the storms of the past twenty years. So what are the must-order hotpots? Is instant hotpot good? Let's take a look at the introduction of Encyclopedia Knowledge Network!

Contents of this article

1. What are the must-order items when eating hot pot?

2. Is instant hot pot good?

3. What is the base of Chaoshan beef hotpot?

4. Why is Chaoshan beef hotpot so delicious?

What are the must-orders for hot pot?

1. Shrimp Sliders

This is a friend from a Dou Lao restaurant. After thousands of times of beating (it hurts to think about it), it has such a chewy texture. The good shrimp paste is very elastic and hard to clamp. After finally putting it into your mouth, the bursting juice explodes on the tip of your tongue. It is chewy and you can taste the real shrimp meat in every bite, leaving a mouthful of freshness and fragrance, which makes you linger!

2. “Fresh Brains”

Brain flower, as soon as you hear the name, you know that it is not popular with the public, but brain flower lovers will be moved when they hear its name. There are not many ways to eat brain flower, the most common and delicious way is to grill it, and the second is to simmer it in hot pot. Put it in the hot pot and boil it, then take it out. It is very tender, very silky, and has no fishy smell.

3. Yellow throat

When ordering pig throat in hot pot, outsiders may think that people in Chongqing are so crazy as to eat animal throats. "Fat friends", it doesn't matter if you are ignorant, but don't make dirty jokes. The pig throat is actually the blood vessels of pigs and cows. The pig throat must be cooked in red soup. It will be fresh and crispy. Just one bite will make you love it. Just a reminder.

Is instant hot pot good?

Instant hot pot is not good

1. The soup base has hidden dangers. Hot pot soup bases are often heavy in flavor, some are red oil hot pot or Chinese medicine hot pot. Pregnant women should eat light food in the early stages of pregnancy, and should avoid spicy food or food with Chinese medicine properties throughout the pregnancy.

2. Nutritional imbalance. When we eat hot pot, we always have high-fat meat, some soy products and vegetables. Meat is high in fat, and eating too much can easily lead to obesity. According to doctors, if high-purine, high-fat, and high-calorie foods are consumed too much, they will have certain side effects on the kidneys of healthy people.

What is the soup base of Chaoshan beef hotpot

Chaoshan beef hotpot became famous in the 1940s. The traditional method is to add shacha sauce into the pot and use thick soup as the base of the pot. Later, it was gradually simplified and only beef bone broth and white radish were left at the bottom of the pot for shabu-shabu beef, which is more conducive to tasting the original flavor of the beef.

Why is Chaoshan beef hotpot delicious?

The time from slaughtering to delivery to the store in big cities is difficult to meet the freshness requirements of Chaoshan beef hotpot. Nowadays, there are many Chaoshan beef hotpot restaurants in Shanghai, Hangzhou and other places, and a fresh distribution chain has been formed to ensure the freshness of the beef; in Beijing, some hotpot restaurants even raise cattle in the suburbs or Hebei, and deliver them to the store immediately after slaughtering. More and more Chinese are willing to pay for good ingredients, pursuing the ancient methods that are silently adhered to, the eating habits that follow nature, and the pursuit of authentic taste. And this is also the original appearance of many foods.