Hot PotⅠ

Hot pots are a Winter specialty in the north of China. Cooked in water or soup in pots made of copper, aluminium or clay are usually such food as lamb, beef, fish, shrimps, beancurd products and fresh vegetables. In Beijing, the most popular is the lamb hot pot. Paper-thin lamb slices could be instantly luscious right after dipping into the hot soup in the pot.

The origin of hot pot
It is hard to trace the origins of the hotpot. However, we do know that hot pot has been around more than 1,000 years in China. The prosperous time of this food was around Tang Dynasty. And in Qing Dynasty, this cooking style had been spread throughout China.