We would like to introduce the iconic food in chengdu, hot pot, this time. Hope you guys will enjoying it.

S: Hey! Lucia. 

L: Hello! Sunny. 

S: How are you? I haven’t seen you for a while. 

L: Pretty good. We haven't seen each other for 

about two months. How’s your vacation? It 

feels like you've put on some weight 

hahaha...... 

S: Yeah, I know hahaha. I feasted on tons of 

great food back home! 

L: Sounds great! So what did you eat? 

S: Em......I had Hot pot, barbecue, Dim sum, 

grilled fish... that’s so many, I can’t even name 

them all. 

L: Wow！It sounds mouth-watering! So Sunny, 

what is your favorite one? 

S: That must be Hot Pot! It gets me every-time, 

so the first meal I had back in China was hot 

pot. 

L: Mmm~I’m also really enjoy eating hot pot! 

But I always choose tomato soup pot. 

S: Tomato soup pot slap! But for the people in 

my hometown-- the Sichuan province, spicybroth is still the first choice for us, or 

double-flavor hot pot-- half spicy broth, half 

plain broth , because the flavors of the dishes 

we love can only be outstanding in the spicy 

broth. 

L: Ah~I see. Like duck blood cud or duck 

intestine? I usually order these when eating 

spicy broth. 

S: So do I! But my family and I will also add 

tripe, omasum, beef slice roll, shrimp slippery, 

glass noodles... Oh, by the way! You must try 

taro next time. Taro will becomes very tender 

and sticky in the spicy broth, almost falls apart 

in your moth. Plus the mala flavor of spicy 

broth, it's delicious with a capital D! 

L: Wow! Sounds scrumptious, I wanna fly to 

Sichuan for hot pot right ! now! 

S: I know~ But in fact, the most famous hotpot 

is in Chongqing municipality. The main 

seasoning for the base of Chongqing's hot pot 

is chili, pepper, sesame oil, scallions, ginger. 

So the taste is numbingly hot and spicy.Sichuan's hot pot’s base is mainly seasoned 

with red hot pepper and bean-based sauce. 

So Sichuan’s spicy broth is less tingly . 

L: Ah~I see. I have been eating hotpot for so 

many years and I don't even know the 

differences between Sichuan hot pot and 

Chongqing hotpot ! 

S: Yeah~ And do you know what the best 

partner for hotpot is? 

L: Um... let me guess... is it cola or Sprite? 

S: No~It's the ice jelly and ice with rice 

dumpling, which we called Bing-fen and Bing 

Tang-yuan. Have you ever eaten it? 

L: Hmm... I have eaten ice jelly, but I have 

never eaten ice rice dumpling... 

S: I should guess it, ice jelly is more famous 

than ice rice dumpling. Ice jelly has gradually 

developed from the initial appearance of jelly 

topped with brown sugar syrup to desserts 

that can be topped with lots of toppings now. 

It has become visible everywhere, unlike 

before, we can only order it in hotpotrestaurants. 

L: Yes! Nowadays, people can add red beans, 

pearls, taro balls, coconut slices, and more to 

ice cream. Not only that, but we can also 

replace brown sugar syrup with jams like 

passion fruit jam and osmanthus jam. So, 

what's the ice rice dumpling like? 

S: Ice rice dumpling is a large piece of broken 

ice with some small rice dumpling. Then add 

brown sugar syrup and fermented glutinous 

rice soup on the top. Stir them together 

thoroughly while eating, it's such a cool piece 

comes in handy when the broth is too spicy for 

you . It’s precisely because of Chongqing hot 

pot's pungent and spicy, it is necessary to 

offer this kind of refreshing thing. 

L: Well! Then I must go to Chongqing for the 

authentic Chongqing spicy broth next time! 

S: You bet! But I must remind you that when 

ordering the base, mildly spicy is enough , 

otherwise your stomach will suffer for a week! 

L: Hahahaha, okay. Thanks for reminding!Actually, I also saw a hot pot restaurant near 

the school. Have you tried it before? How’s it 

compared to Sichuan’s? 

S: You can’t compare them, they’re apples 

and oranges! Welcome to visit Sichuan or 

Chongqing for the authentic hot pot in the 

future! 

L: That’s for sure! And your treat, right? 

Hahahaha 

S: Of course! After eating hot pot, we can also 

go to visit the Chengdu panda base. I used to 

lie to my foreign friends that‘Every family in 

Chengdu own a panda, hahahaha. ’ 

L: hahahaha. You're such a liar hahahaha. 

S: Sorry, my friends. But after talking about 

hot pot for so long, I kind of missed chengdu 

again... 

L: yeah...I feel homesick too . 

S: Do you have any special cuisine that you 

wanna recommend for us in your hometown? 

L: Of course I have. But let's leave it for the 

next time!S: I am super looking forward to the next blog 

sharing. And our sharing today is ending on a 

positive note, can’t wait to see you next time! 

L: See you next time! Goodbye! 

S: Bye bye!

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