What is the difference between hot pot in the north and hot pot in the south?

Hot pot did indeed originate in the north. According to Baidu Encyclopedia, hot pot existed in (the north) as early as the Western Han Dynasty. However, the earliest period with real physical support is actually the Three Kingdoms. The cultural relics unearthed during this period " "Tongding" refers to the predecessor of hot pot, so hot pot has a history of at least 1900 years in China.

Chongqing/Chengdu hot pot is at least 200 years later than northern hot pot. It was almost during the Eastern Han Dynasty that this way of eating similar to hot pot came into being. There is also a saying that hot pot was created by fishermen during the Republic of China. They often cooked it with water to satisfy their hunger. Because of the fishy smell, they added spicy and spicy ingredients, creating the Sichuan-Chongqing hot pot that is now famous all over the country.

Different from the northern hot pot, which prefers beef and mutton dipped in sesame sauce, the southern ones are more keen on duck intestines, tripe and yellow throat with sesame oil and garlic paste. The utensils are also innovative from a single large pot to a mandarin duck Pot, four-grid pot or even nine-grid pot. The taste has also changed from the soup stock that northerners are used to, to the spicy one that is more in line with Sichuan and Chongqing tastes. It can be said that the two factions of the North and the South have their own characteristics and are incomparable.

With the deepening of culture, the difference between northern and southern hotpots has become smaller and smaller. Whether in the south or the north, you can enjoy a variety of hot pot delicacies. The currently popular rotating hot pot is also an innovation in hot pot culture.