hot pot
Communal simmering meal
Hot pot is a cooking method and communal meal where diners cook raw ingredients in a shared pot of simmering broth at the table.
Associated with Chinese cuisine but found throughout East Asia, it typically features thinly sliced meat, vegetables, tofu, and noodles.
The social, interactive nature makes it popular for group gatherings: Let's get hot pot for her birthday.
Bovine meat for eating
- lambJuvenile sheep
- porkPig as food
- tofuCoagulated soy milk block
- mushroomsSpore-bearing fruiting bodies
noodles · fish-balls · meatballs · enoki · shiitake · cabbage · vermicelli · udon
Japanese communal broth cooking
- sukiyakiJapanese simmered beef dish
- nabeLocal cinema, slangily
- fondueShared melted dipping dish
- malaPrayer bead necklace
collagen · steamboat · Chinese · Korean · Japanese · Vietnamese · Thai
Goods kept for sale
- soupCooked liquid dish
- dashiJapanese kelp-based broth
- tonkotsuPork bone broth
- misoFermented legume paste
bouillon · consommé · base · umami · savory · aromatic · infusion · collagen
Cooking below boiling point
- bubblingForming gas spheres
- swishingSoft brushing sound
- blanchingBriefly boiling then cooling
- dippingBrief immersion action
seconds · burner · portable · induction · ladle · strainer · chopsticks · steaming
beef
Bovine meat for eating
mushrooms · noodles · fish-balls · meatballs · enoki · shiitake · cabbage · vermicelli · udon · wontons
shabu-shabu
Japanese communal broth cooking
mala · collagen · steamboat · Chinese · Korean · Japanese · Vietnamese · Thai
stock
Goods kept for sale
miso · bouillon · consommé · base · umami · savory · aromatic · infusion · collagen · spicy
simmering
Cooking below boiling point
dipping · seconds · burner · portable · induction · ladle · strainer · chopsticks · steaming · boiling
sesame
Oilseed for tahini
cilantro · vinegar · peanut · gochujang · ponzu · customizable
sharing
Dividing among others
togetherness · social · bonding · interactive · tableside · DIY · dipping · swishing · convivial · celebration
- ChinaBeijing, Shanghai, Great Wall, Yellow River, Chinese calligraphy
- potsstockpot, teapot, crockpot, cachepot, cauldron
- Asian fusionorange chicken, General Tso's chicken, fried rice, lo mein, chow mein
- Hunan-Sichuankung pao chicken, mapo tofu, Sichuan peppercorn, twice cooked pork, Chengdu
- tabletop cookingfondue, raclette, teppanyaki, sukiyaki, hibachi
- boiled meatsboiled beef, boiled chicken, boiled ham, corned beef, salt beef
hot potTV dinner
Packaged frozen meal
ready meal · casserole · takeout · fast food · microwave meal