Chrysanthemum firepot: This dish owes its name to the fact that it is eaten by the Peipingese during the autumn season when the chrysanthemums are in bloom. The alcohol fuel girdling the firepot also forms the shape of a chrysanthemum when it is lit.
當盅內的酒精被點燃之後，火苗透過爐孔向外延伸、舞動，整個鍋子好似一朵橙黃色的菊花；所有的生片也都在盤內列成菊花狀；吃的時侯把菊花瓣撒在火鍋上，有一股菊花的清香，正是所謂「餐菊花之落英」，菊花火鍋也因此而得名。