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Chongqing Hotpot: A Spicy Culinary Adventure

Trying Chongqing Hotpot for the First Time 🇨🇳

Destination:ChinaCity:ChongqingPopulation: 32 million
Trying Chongqing Hotpot for the First Time 🇨🇳
Two Mad Explorers33 min

Trying Chongqing Hotpot for the First Time 🇨🇳. This was filmed by Two Mad Explorers. Watch the full journey and explore the filming details and destinations on this page.

When you visit Chongqing, you have to try a Chongqing Hotpot. That's exactly what we did in this video. Welcome back to local Chongqing, China.

--- Two Mad Explorers
June 6, 2024, Summer in China

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Two Mad Explorers visit a local Chongqing restaurant to try hot pot for the first time. They work through a difficult menu with translation apps and gestures, then make dipping sauces with garlic, chili, and sesame oil. They cook meats and vegetables and also try boiled cucumber. The heat builds slowly, unlike anything they had experienced in three years of global travel. Though the spice challenges them, they praise the tender, juicy meat and lively restaurant atmosphere. The meal costs 161 Yuan, less than they expected, and other diners help despite the language barrier.

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Trying Chongqing Hotpot for the First Time 🇨🇳

Ordering and preparing the meal

Two Mad Explorers arrive in Chongqing to try the local hot pot for the first time. At a busy neighborhood restaurant, they work through a menu that is difficult for them to understand. They use translation apps and hand gestures to communicate, and describe the people around them as friendly and willing to help. Before cooking, they choose ingredients and prepare dipping sauces. Garlic, chili, and sesame oil are among the ingredients they add, and making a sauce becomes one part of figuring out how they want to eat the meal.

Cooking Chongqing hot pot

The hot pot is intensely spicy, but the heat does not hit all at once. The explorers say it builds gradually, which surprises them compared with other spicy food they have tried around the world. They cook and taste different meats and vegetables, including boiled cucumber. As the spice increases, they pause and react to the meal, while also commenting on the quality of the meat. They say it is tender and juicy, and find the meal affordable. The food, the way ingredients are cooked at the table, and their own responses to the heat shape the visit.

A first visit to a local restaurant

Other diners try to help despite the language barrier, and their gestures and translation apps make the meal easier to navigate. The explorers recommend trying Chongqing hot pot while noting that its gradually building heat can be challenging. The 161 Yuan bill is less than they expected.

FAQs (From the traveler's perspective)

Q: What was the spice level like?
A: It was not spicy at first, but the heat kept building until my face felt on fire.
Q: What was the best part of the meal?
A: The meat was tender and juicy, and its quality stood out even though it was boiled.
Q: How much did it cost?
A: It cost 161 Yuan, which was much cheaper than we expected.
Q: Would you recommend it?
A: Yes. It is a distinct experience in Chongqing, with a lively local restaurant and a range of ingredients, although the spice can be intense.
Q: What was surprising?
A: Many people tried to help us even though we could not speak Chinese.

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Attractions in this video: Chongqing Hot Pot