Hot pot was very mature in the Qing Dynasty, forming a unique hot pot and tableware, which was popular from the court to the folk. Therefore, the utensils of hot pot in Qing Dynasty are dazzling, most of them have been oxidized and have carbon marks, which shows that they are used frequently. These hot pots are used in the palace, which shows the royal wealth. They are made of ceramics, pure silver, silver-plated gold, copper, tin and iron.
There are many "warm pots" and "hot pots" in the daily diet records of the Qing court, all of which mean hot pots. In winter banquets, hot pot is the first choice for court meals. Thousands of banquets began in Kangxi dynasty and prevailed in Qianlong dynasty. It gradually disappeared after Jiaqing. It is the largest banquet with the largest number of participants in the Qing Palace.
According to legend, in the first month of the first year of Jiaqing, he held a grand banquet in the palace, with more than 550 hot pots/kloc-0, and invited more than 5,000 people to taste it, making it the largest hot pot feast in history. Probably because the banquet time is mostly in the cold season, most elderly people are also suitable for eating hot food, and the hot pot on the table is essential.
Special hotpot
1, Indian curry hotpot
The most famous hot pot in this country is curry hot pot, which uses local specialty curry, vermicelli, coconut powder and spices. With fish head, grass shrimp, chicken, beef, etc. The rice flour soaked in the bottom of the pot has an elegant taste of absorbing the original juice.
2. Swiss cheese hotpot
In all kinds of special hot pots in Switzerland, the milk pot first moves the cheese into the pot, and after it is boiled into a liquid state, a certain amount of white wine and fruit wine are added. When eating, you should fork a piece of French bread with a long-handled fork and put it in the pot to eat.
At this time, the bread is hot and fragrant, and it tastes particularly refreshing and pleasant. In this way, while burning, dip in and eat until the liquid cheese in the hot pot is about to burn dry and scorch. Some Europeans who love Swiss cheese fondue can even eat twenty or thirty pieces of bread dipped in liquid cheese beads at a time.
3. Swiss chocolate hotpot
It is eaten in the same way as fondue cheese. First, boil the chocolate into juice in the pot, then fork the fruit slices with a long-handled fork and dip the chocolate juice in the pot one by one until all the chocolate juice in the hot pot is dipped. Because this special hot pot tastes unique, it is also very popular with young lovers in Switzerland.