Steamboat / Hot Pot

Hot pot is a very popular dish in China. The Chinese cook and eat hot pot from a boiling pot of soup in the middle of the dining table. Different raw foods and sauces are arranged around the pot. People enjoying hot pot can add any food that they want into the soup. Once the food is cooked, they dip it into the sauce and enjoy. The most important thing about hot pot is the soup. The soup must be delicious. There are two types of soup, clear soup, and spicy soup. The clear soup has a mild flavor and is made with seafood or meat bones. The spicy soup is made with many spices. Common ingredients for hot pot are beef, chicken, pork, lamb, and many other different kinds of vegetables.