It’s a communal experience because it’s just not practical to go to all that effort for one – besides this dish is all about diner participation, the point of a hot pot is that you’re sharing and cooking and dipping with other people from the one pot. Depending on cultures, the soup could be spicy, plain, sweet and sour. Hot pot is basically a dyi cooking experience and is made up of three components: Hot pot is popular across Asia including Singapore, Malaysia (sometimes referred to as steam boat), Japan ( shabu shabu, sukyaki), Thailand ( Thai suki – Japanese influence), Taiwan ( shabu shabu – also due to Japanese influence) and Vietnam (where it’s called lau).
Hot pot ( huǒ guō) is yet another Chinese dish that has migrated across Asia, taken root and adapted by locals. It’s a new experience for noodlies, Sydney food blog.
