How (and why) you should Hot Pot at home

You should be eating more hotpot, and you should be doing it at home. I know hotpot is one of those cultural things that some of you might not "get". If that describes you, we want to try to make you a convert - it's a fun way to eat that takes an enormous amount of pressure off the cook. It's if you smashed together a 'one pot meal' and a 'cookout' in the best possible way. We wanted to stay away the firey Sichuan style of hotpot - it's quite difficult thing to execute at home, and most people would just purchase a pre-made base if you want it (links to both Chef Wang Gang and the blog ChinaSichuanFood Sichuan hotpot recipes, in the pinned comment below). Instead, we wanted to talk about more 'general', not-spicy hotpots that can form a base for whatever hotpot you want to whip up. EXAMPLE HOTPOT INGREDIENTS You can find example menus at hotpot here: and here: 1. Meats