![]() ![]() HaiDiLao (my personal favourite because they are the most vegan-friendly option I’ve tried so far)Īlthough many Asian countries have their own hot pot traditions, this guide will focus on Chinese hot pot, or else it’s going to get way too long.There are many hot pot restaurants in China and Taiwan. When it’s cold and snowy outside, nothing is cozier than sitting around the dinner table enjoying a big meal that’s piping hot and freshly cooked. We also eat it “just because,” especially in the winter months. Besides Chinese New Year, hot pot is eaten on other special occasions, such as Christmas or birthdays. These days, hot pot is super popular in China and among the Chinese diaspora. ![]() In fact, one guy ate as many as “23 different types of hot pot for 66 times in one month … He also ate more than 200 hot pot in just a single year.” (Which seems excessive to me but ok man really knew what he liked I guess.) Modern Hot Pot The cooking of hot pot persevered throughout the centuries, but stayed as a food for poor people until the Qing dynasty in the 18th century. Ivy Ding, Hot Pot Dishes in the Palace: The Spread of Chinese Hot Pot from Peasantry to Emperors Qing Dynasty The choices of dishes in hot pot were relatively few due to the limited food variety, and the taste of the hot pot was not as good as it is today either because of the lack of spices. People were able to cook hot pot with even the simplest material. The earliest hot pots appeared around the Han dynasty (202 BC-220 AD) … However, hot pot was abandoned by the upper class in the Three Kingdoms era (220 AD-280 AD) because it failed to illustrate the distinction between rich and poor. However, more recent archaeological evidence has revealed that hot pot culture in China has been around since at least the 3rd century, although back then, it was mostly considered a peasant food. This is why you can still see Chinese hot pot referred to as Mongolian hot pot, even though Chinese and Mongolian hot pot traditions have diverged for centuries now. Most historians believed that Mongol invaders brought with them the tradition of cooking thin sliced in hot broth. Originsįor a long time, it was thought that hot pot originated in the 13th century, with the Mongol conquest of China. ![]() Being a vegan also is a lifestyle, as vegans generally do not wear leather and avoid products made from animals such as wool, silk and down.Hot pot has a millennia-long history in China, although it has fallen in and out of fashion a few times. Vegetarians also do not eat products that contain gelatin or other meat-based products.Ī vegan diet is stricter eliminating all animal products from their diet including dairy and eggs. Some vegetarians accept milk in their diet because of their claim that no animal is killed. Cheeses such as Paneer, an Indian cheese and ricotta is made without any any kind of rennet are therefore acceptable. However, cheeses made from rennet, the stomach of slaughtered newly-born calves are not accepted. ![]() Vegetarians abstain from the consumption of meat, poultry, seafood and the flesh of any other animals, though some dairy products such as eggs are acceptable. Vegan restaurants with a stricter diet also are included here. Organic restaurants that serve meat products are included here if their menu is predominantly vegetarian and the food is of excellent quality. The criteria used for the best Vegetarian restaurants give strong consideration to the selection of fresh organic products, the variety and creativity of well prepared vegetarian dishes on the menu, service, and decor. ![]()
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