Shanxi Mixed meat in chafing dish

Datong Assorted Hot Pot mainly contains eight kinds of ingredients, including sea cucumber, prawns, squid rolls, braised pork, meatballs, fried tofu, cucumber strips and carrot strips. Nowadays, with the abundant material conditions, some restaurants and people have innovated the assorted hot pots, adding dried bamboo shoots, ham, fresh shellfish, abalone slices and other raw materials, and using chicken soup as the base.

The early Datong hot pot was dominated by mutton mutton, which appeared in the Liao and Jin Dynasties. The appearance of assorted hot pots should be in the middle and late Ming Dynasty. At that time, the Datong area was both a border town and a hotspot for business. The merchants from the south to the north gathered here. The goods also gathered in the world and gathered in Datong. The cold weather combined with people's longing for food, eventually condensed into a unique delicious dish of assorted hot pot. To make assorted hot pot, it is best to use Datong copper hot pot, use charcoal as fuel, put charcoal in the pot and simmer it in a slow simmer, let the taste of the ingredients penetrate a little bit, mix a little, because the charcoal firepower is constant, so the ingredients in the pot are heated Uniform, the taste penetrates each other, absorbs each other, and the meat is fresh and delicious. Nowadays, many hotels use induction cookers, alcohol stoves, or gas as fuel. Although the firepower is strong, it is slightly irritable, often appearing or fatty or smelling, and the name of the food is not true. According to the order of serving, the assorted hot pot is located in the “first half”. After the guest host is seated or a family reunion, the first place is made with cold dishes, then some main dishes are served. After the toasting, the assorted hot pots are on display, and the steaming hot pot is simmered in the hot pot. The meat is fragrant, and it makes people feel appetizing, and the spirit is uplifting. Due to the selection of materials and production reasons, the assorted hot pot is not subject to seasonal restrictions, and the spring, summer, autumn and winter are popular items on the table. In addition, its special cooking method makes it suitable for all ages. In recent years, some special restaurants have also added scorpion, codonopsis and other accessories in the selection of materials, so that the assorted hot pot has the function of food supplement, often eat qi and blood, spirit, physical fitness.