What is that chinese style of eating with the big pot on coals in the middle of the table?

[fumbduck]

i see this a lot, but have never known what it is called. For the longest time I thought it was dim sum, but alas, it is not..

anyone know what im talking about?

usually there is a big pot with some sort of liquid in it, that is on really hot coals, surrounded by little bowls of other stuff.

 

[Buttzilla]

hot pot.

but there's different styles.

 

[EvilYoda]

hehe, hot pot...rather easy name. Speaking of which, we haven't had it in a while...odd.

 

[Amorphus]

huo guo, in chinese. literally, "fire pot". so he's wrong.

if it done with X meat, then a lot of times its simply called "shuan X rou", or "rinsing X meat" (in the boiling water). most times I've done it with lamb (yang rou).

btw, I believe "dim sum" is when you sit at the table and the waiter walks around with a cart and you pick up stuff off of it. (well, I was close

 

[EvilYoda]

Hey, don't be calling me wrong! I'm just calling it what white people call it

 

[LongCoolMother]

its hot pot or like he said "huo goh" in mandarin. it tastes reallly good and is great in the winter. dim sum is "dyin sheen" in mandarin and its different. its very little dishes that you choose as they roll on by. both excellent.

 

[fumbduck]

well what exactly is hot pot? whats in the pot? what do you do? what do you eat?


and my friend said dim sum is very expensive, boo on that.

 

[Chrono]

dian shing you mean?

 

[Amorphus]

Originally posted by: Chrono
dian shing you mean?

meh.

the pot itself has a large quantity of boiling water. people sit around it, and you dip various vegetables, meats and such in it to cook it (everythings cut and prepared, just not cooked). after its cooked thoroughly, there is a sauce you may dip it in, or you may put it in a broth that you have there, or whatever you can come up with. its sort of like fondue, but more versatile.

dim sum isn't that expensive, depending on what you eat. its basically pay-per-serving.

 

[Noirish]

I think you need to try the ma-la (spicy) fire pot.

 

[bcterps]

mmm, hot pot, just had some last week too. It's great in the winter.

 

[FuZoR]

bleh!!! I don't like it at all! when im through adding hot sauce... it all taste the same ;-)

 

[lowtech1]

Originally posted by: fumbduck
well what exactly is hot pot? whats in the pot? what do you do? what do you eat?


and my friend said dim sum is very expensive, boo on that.

Dim sum cost no more than dinner at a nice restaurant or Japanese food.

 

[MAME]

dim sum can be super ultra cheap.

Japanese have a center pot version too

 

[Koing]

Yup Amorphus is correct and others along the line.

Fvck knows what it is in English. I never knew. I only know what the hell it is in Khmer. Actually I can't even remember that right now . But will ask parents about it later.

Half the stuff I eat I don't know the English for

Koing

 

[IBuyUFO]

I just read it and it is indeed a hot pot

 

[Lawrencetan21]

If you translate it then it's "Fire pot" but if you want to say it's "Hot pot" what they call them. There's nothing wrong with calling it Hot Pot. It's actually correct because when they introduce it to the western world it was called Hot Pot.

 

[THELAIR]

i prefer korean BBQ (yakiniku) much better than hot pot

 

[Pepsei]

Nobody uses coals anymore. but it is firepot.

Acutally, I think the Vietnam style uses fuel for their firepot. and it's influcenced by Frech style cooking.

Japanese have something similar called sukiyaki. It's delicious sweetness came from the usage of Mirin.

Korean sometimes uses large heated stone firepot. It's delicious too, with marinated thin sliced beef.

They are all good. Lately, I've seen Chinese style firepot with 2 or three segments that hold different type of stocks (regular, spicy and numb, or medicinal). The dipping sauce is usually made with Sa Cha sauce mixed with chopped spring onions, cilantro, soy sauce, and a dash of sasame oil.

We usually have sliced beef, sliced pork, fishballs, shrimp, shrimp balls, spinach, cuttle fish, eggs, fried tofu, clear mungbean noodles, fried taro, and a little bit of chinese cabbage. Did I miss anyting?

It's good during the winter times.