PENINSULA 1899
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Authentic Chinese Restaurant
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Peninsula 1899
Sichuan Spicy Fondue
HOT POT
NABEMONO
The Chinese hot pot has a history of more than 1,000 years. Hot pot seems to have
originated in Mongolia where the main ingredient was meat, usually beef, mutton or horse.
It then spread to southern China during the Tang Dynasty and was further established
during the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. In time, regional variations developed with different
ingredients such as seafood. By the Qing Dynasty (AD 1644 to 1912), the hot pot became popular throughout most of China. Today in many modern homes, particularly in the big
cities, the traditional coal-eated steamboat or hot pot has been replaced by electric,
propane, butane gas, or induction cooker versions.
Cooking/Soup Base
Chongqing BASE Numb and Spicy to which a special spice known as huā jiāo ( "flower pepper" or Sichuan
Pepper, or Prickly Ash) is added. Combined with spicy ingredients like chili, it creates a
sensation on the tongue that is both spicy and burns and numbs slightly, almost like
carbonated beverages.
Fresh Flavored BASE ---- Non Spicy and Flavored Taste.
Common Ingredients:
Basic stock is often made using:
Water
Salt
Soup base
Meats and protein vary, and can include:
Thinly sliced beef, pork, chicken,lamb
Prawns
Mussels
Beef balls
Fish balls
Shrimp balls
Fish slices
Squid
Tofu, frozen Tofu, Fried Tofu
Pork Dumplings
Crab Stick
Polar Shrimps
Starches include:
Vegetables include (but are not limited to):
Varieties of mushrooms, straw mushroom, enoki mushrooms, Shiitake, Chinese black mushrooms, golden mushrooms
Thinly sliced potatoes
Condiments:
Vinegar (white or black)