What is Hot pot?
{{No sources|date=January 2025}} [[File:Bawang Hot Pot.jpg|thumb|A hot pot restaurant in [[Malaysia]].]] '''Hot pot''' is a popular food throughout [[China]], and its popularity is increasing in other countries. Hot pot [[Restaurant|restaurants]] can be found in many places in China. Hot pot is a pot of boiling water, often with [[Chili pepper|chili oil]] inside, where people put in whatever food they like to boil. Food that is cooked often includes thin slices of [[meat]], [[Starch|starches]], [[Vegetable|vegetables]], [[Mushroom|mushrooms]], and [[Noodle|noodles]]. [[Chengdu]] and [[Chongqing]] hot pot are especially well-known throughout China and worldwide. In [[Japanese language|Japanese]], the dish is called '''shabu-shabu'''. [[Category:Chinese food]]