Most people's impression of Chinese hot pot is Sichuan hot pot. Indeed, Sichuan's hot pot is very famous in the world. But in fact, there are a total of 4 types of hot pots in China by region.
Next, I will introduce them in detail.
North——Beijing Hot pot
The Beijing hot pot uses a copper pot with a vent that contains charcoal to heat the soup. At the same time, the soup is usually clear water, or put onion ginger and garlic. This is because Beijing hot pot is mainly to eat mutton and the water soup can preserve the original taste of it. Finally, the mutton is usually fresh slices rather than frozen. The cutting methods of mutton is very artistic. About its details, here is a video.
South——Chongqing Hot pot
The characteristic of Chongqing hot pot is spicy. Chongqing people eat chili for almost three meals in daily life. The soup of this hot pot is fried with butter and spices such as chili, pepper, and finally, stewed beef soup. When the foods are boiled in a hot pot, they will have a very delicious aroma. At the same time, the dish that must be ordered in Chongqing hot pot is a hairy belly. It may be strange to hear the name, but in fact it is very tasty. Finally, Chongqing hot pot is generally in the form of a nine-square, which is to distinguish dishes and temperature.
Southeast——Chaoshan Hot pot
Chaoshan hot pot is generally made of sand tea to be the bottom of the soup, plus a good boiled bone soup. Chaoshan people eat hot pot and generally eat beef. Many restaurants will have large pieces of beef on the door, and then someone will cut them into slices. This is to show the freshness of the beef. Let's take a look at the foreigners' evaluation of it, and you will know how delicious it is!——“Americans eat Chaoshan hot pot”
Southwest——Sour soup fish hot pot
Sour soup fish hot pot is the most famous in Guizhou. In general, its soup is fermented with clear rice soup or pepper, which is sour and delicious. Then put the whole fish or fish fillets into the boiled soup, the fish will have no astringency but a hint of spicy and sour. Besides，it is a great choice to eat it with rice.
These are the four different types of hot pots in China. If you are interested, you can try to taste them separately！