ChongqingHotPot:

　　Hotpot-isthemostfamousandfavoritedishinChongqing.Chongqinglocalpeopleconsiderthehotpotalocalspecialty,whichisnotedforitspepperyandhottaste,scaldingyetfreshandtender.Peoplegatheraroundasmallpotboiledwithcharcoal,electricorgasfilledwithflavorfulandnutritioussoupbase.Youhaveachoiceofspicy,pureandcomboforthesoupbase.Thinslicedrawvarietymeat,fish,variousbeancurdproductsandallkindsofvegetablesareboiledinthesoupbase.Youthendiptheminalittlebowlofspecialsauce.Becarefulsincethespicysoupbaseisburninghot.

　　FirsteatenbypoorboatmenoftheYangtzeRiverinChongqingareaandthenspreadwestwardstotherestofSichuan.Nowisaverypopularlocalflavorandcanbefoundateverycornerofthecity.Thereareagreatvarietyofhotpots,includingYueyangHotpot,FourTastesHotpot,YashanHotpotandFishHeadHotpot.Ifyouareadventurousenough,youcanbasicallycookanythingwithhotpot,e.g.,pig'sbrainandduck'skidney.

　　Chongqingpeoplelovetheirhotpot,especiallywhentheweatherissteamy.Thefiredancesunderthepot,theheavilyoiledandspicedsoupboilswithhazysteam,andthepeoplearebathedinsweat.Althoughhotpotcanbefoundwherevertherearestreetvendorsorsmallrestaurants,chongqingHotpothasthegreatestvarietyandisknownforitsdelicioussoupbaseanddippingsauce