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What is Chinese special food?

With a long history of more than 1,800 years, dumplings are a traditional food widely popular in North China. Popular fillings are mince pork, diced shrimp, ground chicken, beef, and vegetables. They can be cooked by boiling, steaming, or frying. Dumplings are a traditional dish eaten on Chinese New Year’s Eve.

What is Chinese hotpot called?

Chinese hotpot (火锅 huǒguō /hwor-gwor/ ‘fire-pot’), also known as Chinese fondue, is one of the most popular meals in China. It consists of a simmering metal pot with broth at the center of a table, and all raw ingredients placed beside the metal pot, so people can add and cook whatever they like in the broth.

Why do Chinese people eat hotpot?

Usually, people would eat hotpot as a celebration and an annual reunion at the end of a year when they are back from work and school. They come together after some time apart in winter, and this is the best time to warm up their stomach, body, and their relationships by eating hotpot.

What do hotpot people eat?

Seafood

• Shellfish, like shrimp, scallops, lobster, crabs, oysters, clams, mussels, abalone, and geoduck.
• Fish, including halibut, salmon, monkfish, bass, and most other types of fresh fish, are great in a hot pot.
• Squid and cuttlefish, both fresh and dried, make a great addition to a hot pot.

Which refers to a dish to tell apart real Chinese food lovers?

Hotpot (火锅 huǒguō) is a “dish” to tell apart real Chinese food lovers.

What does hotpot taste like?

It’s hot and sour, and perfect for flavouring meats. Earthy, hot and full of spices and aromatics, this is one of the most popular soups for hot pot. It’s loaded with tongue-numbing Szechuan peppercorns, chilis, ginger, scallions, cinnamon, anise and fennel that flavour meats beautifully.

What does hotpot symbolize?

Even though the ancient convention and modern innovation pots have different designs, hot pot has a long tradition in China to make it one of the representatives of Chinese food without controversy. It is substantially a symbol of equality and unity in eating. This is a normal way when Chinese people eat hot pot.

CAN Hotpot be vegetarian?

The broth is often very mild, and you enjoy by serving into your own bowl with your seasoning of choice. While a traditional Japanese Hot Pot often involves some kind of beef or meat, it’s very easy to make vegan by simply swapping it for tofu.

What is the difference between huǒ Guō and má là huò Guō?

Má là huǒ guō could be used to distinguish from simply huǒ guō in cases when people refer to the “Northern Style Hot Pot” in China. Instant-boiled mutton (Chinese: 涮羊肉; pinyin: Shuàn Yángròu) could be viewed as representative of this kind of food, which does not focus on the soup base.

What is the difference between Cantonese hot pot and Hubei hot pot?

A Cantonese variation includes mixing a raw egg with the condiments to reduce the amount of “heat” absorbed by the food, thereby reducing the likelihood of a sore throat after the steamboat meal, according to Chinese herbalist theories. In Hubei cuisine, hot pot is normally prepared with hot spice and Sichuan pepper.

What kind of mushrooms are in a Chinese hot pot?

Varieties of mushrooms, such as straw mushrooms, enoki (金针菇), Shiitake (香菇), oyster mushrooms, etc. Chinese hot pots are often divided into “Southern style” and “Northern style”, paralleling the cultural regions of China.