In River Town, the author Peter Hessler not just delineates an abundance of characters in Chongqin but uses several chapters to describe Chongqin Hot Pot in details. In his eyes, hot pot is a social event for people instead of a kind of spicy food.
Last week, Yan had an interesting culture lesson about Chongqin hot pot for most students. She is from Chongqin and knows how to make the best Chongqin hot pot, thus, everyone could get a better understanding of hot pot in this class.
All people stood or sat in front of the bubbling pot, gazing at the numb and spicy food, chatting and sharing anecdotes, just as Peter Hessler said, hot pot became as much a social event as a meal.
吃火锅chī huǒ guō