Chongqing hot pot restaurants are everywhere. Why are Chongqing people so obsessed with hot pot?

As a unique traditional food in China, hot pot has long been popular all over the country and even spread to the world, and many foreign friends are full of praise after tasting it. At the same time, hot pot has formed different tastes with regional characteristics because of its development in different regions.

It is said that "Chongqing cuisine" is world-famous, but "hot pot" is an unshakable position and can never be replaced by anyone in Chongqing. To what extent do Chongqing people like to eat hot pot? China on the Tip of the Tongue introduced Chongqing in the first program. Every few residents living in the main city of Chongqing have a job related to hot pot. There is also a joke that it is much easier to find a hot pot restaurant in Chongqing than an ATM. It can be seen that people in this city have a deep love for hot pot.

For example, the shabu-shabu in old Beijing is mixed with thick sesame sauce, the elegant fragrant chrysanthemum hotpot in Suzhou and Hangzhou, the seafood hotpot in Guangdong, the beef hotpot in Chaoshan and so on. The hot pot there is spicy and fragrant, and it must make people sweat after dinner.

Needless to say, you must have the answer in your heart. This city is the mountain city of Chongqing. This hot pot is a famous hot pot in Chongqing. Why do Chongqing people like to eat hot pot so much? Let me tell you why. Eating hot pot has its own advantages and benefits. From the health point of view, Chongqing hot pot is warm, which can stimulate appetite and strengthen the spleen, replenish qi and nourish qi, and also dehumidify and warm the stomach.

According to experts' advice, drinking a cold drink after eating hot pot can increase the intake of antiviral components in the body and prevent diseases such as diarrhea and dysentery. Moreover, from the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, eating hot pot can also dispel cold and dehumidification, promote metabolism, and help prevent nasal congestion, headache and joint rheumatism.

As far as the character of Chongqing people is concerned

Most people in Chongqing are generous, honest, frank and lively. Therefore, the noisy and prosperous environment of hot pot restaurant is the favorite of Chongqing people. Chatting while eating, drinking, punching cards and staying overnight are common fireworks in Chongqing hotpot restaurant.

The shiny bottom of the pot, boiling soup, all kinds of scalded vegetables and the smell of butter filled the streets. When friends and relatives get together, people take off their coats, roll up their cuffs and fight around the hot pot in the mountain city. In this free environment, people are free, their excitement and enthusiasm can be fully released, and the pressure and tension in work and life can be alleviated through laughter.