Hot Pots or Steamboats are associated with winter season. However, dozens of steamboat outlets are mushrooming in perpetual HOT climate Malaysia. I am always puzzled why one wants to eat something 'hot' like that in an already hot weather. It is definitely no fun, let alone the super duper spicy Chong Qing Hot Pot.
I was in Guangzhou recently and I was treated to Chong Qing Hot Pot. This Hot Pot restaurant which is located in the Hua Du area is owned by my nephew. Here is the name of the restaurant in Chinese. Mind you, it hasn't got an English name, but the best direct translation I could think of is this : "The aroma fills the world".
The Hot Pot originated from Chong Qing, China 重庆麻辣火锅. It has few choices of soup base, the 'Ma La' soup base, the traditional chicken broth, the mushy soup base, etc. The 'Ma La' soup base definitely provides a very peppery spicy challenge.
A wide variety of meat, seafood, noodles and vege are available. Nephew MH tried to introduce to us some rare but unique ingredients rather than those overly processed food. The ingredients are all prepared meticulously such that each ingredient would take the shortest amount of time to cook. This means that meat ingredients are served in ultra thin slices.
The sheep intestines
Wafer thin bamboo shoots
Wafer thin bamboo shoots
Beef tripes?
Luv the fatty bits
To prevent the taste buds from getting too numb, there are wide choices of appertisers/side dishes to choose from. Or perhaps order a jug of cucumber juice to help alleviating the effects caused by the 'Ma La' soup.
Not every person likes to talk during dinner. Having steamboat is likely to keep the quiet people like me feeling fully occupied.
Although I ended up sweating buckets, it was undeniably a good opportunity that gave the feeling of family and togetherness.
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