Chengdu Hot Pot: A Culinary Journey Through Sichuan's Spiciest Dishes

Sichuan, CHINA. SPICIEST CHINESE HOTPOT EVER!! Shuwei Seven Star Pepper Planting 242 meters northwest of Qixiangtuxi, Weiyuan County, Neijiang City. Mr. Zhong 钟先生 (Farm Owner). QIXING PEPPER 七星椒. SICHUAN PEPPERCORN. CN¥30.00 RMB / $4.10 USD (Per 500gr). Sichuan Spicy Sea Co., Ltd 四川辣海有限公司 50 meters west of Jin Road, Guanghan City, Deyang City. Mr. Huang 黄先生 (Manager). MA LA 麻辣 (Hot Pot Base) Heated beef tallow, rapeseed oil, turmeric and garlic. Add chillies, Doubanjiang (Fermented Chili Bean Paste), restaurant’s selected spices, and Sichuan pepper sauce. Li Xue Hot Pot No.72 Tongren Road, Shaocheng Street, Qingyang District, Chengdu. Mr. Li 李先生 (Owner). MALA HUOGUO 麻辣火锅 (Numbing Spicy Hot Pot) White cardamom, lemongrass, dried chili, Sichuan peppercorn, fennel, star anise, cinnamon and alcohol. Mix beef tallow with hot pot base. Add chilies, onion and broth. Minced garlic, cilantro, green onion and oil dipping sauce. Beef shank, pork belly, yak meat and Wagyu beef. CN¥80.00-100.00 RMB / $11.00-14.00 USD (Per Person). Jiu Men Hong Hot Pot 7 East 2nd Section of 2nd Ring Road, Chengdu City. HUO GUO 火锅 (Hot Pot) The base consists of ginger, peppercorn, stir-fried chili, 2 types of dried chilies, beef tallow, and fried chili oil. Garlic, cilantro and green onion with oil and hoisin sauce dip. Duck blood, pig aorta, goose intestine, cow tripe (reticulum and omasum). CN¥80.00-100.00 RMB / $11.00-14.00 USD (Per Person). Feng XIao Zhang Hot Pot 263 JinHui West 2nd Street, Wuhou District, Chengdu City. CHRYSANTHEMUM RESIDUE HOT POT 菊花残 (Break Your Anus Hot Pot) The signature dish is made from pork, lotus root, sand leek, and Burmese Shuan Shuan La (hot pot seasoning). The Burmese Shuan Shuan La is known as Asia’s Most Spicy Chili, with a spiciness level of up to 700,000 Scoville Heat Units (common chili peppers range around 30,000 SHU).