Which one do you prefer, Chengdu hot pot or Chongqing hot pot?

Any delicacy must be the best and most authentic from the place of origin! Chongqing hotpot is no exception!

If you want to ask me which one is better, Chongqing hot pot or Chengdu hot pot, I will answer you, I have never eaten Chengdu hot pot!

I have been living in Chongqing since I was a child, and eating hot pot at least once a month is also the norm. I love Chongqing hot pot as much as I love Chongqing, there is no difference.

Because I travel for a long time and often go to Chengdu, I found that most hot pots in Chengdu are branded as Chongqing; for example, Xiaolongkan hot pot, in the hearts of Chongqing people, there is no hot pot in Chengdu. On the other hand, in Chongqing, I have never seen Chengdu hot pot. At most, it is Chengdu Chuan Chuan Xiang and Sichuan Maocai.

Chongqing’s hot pot has a strong butter flavor, and it’s not surprising that old hot pot uses old oil. Sichuan peppercorns and sea pepper have a strong flavor. Chongqing people have a straightforward and generous personality, which can be seen when they eat hot pot, because Chongqing people don’t pay attention to ostentation when eating hot pot. Regardless of the environment and location, the attitude of the boss or even the price, the taste is what Chongqing people value in hot pot. The most important condition.

But Chengdu people are different. When Chengdu people eat hot pot, not only the place is antique and pompous, but the taste of the hot pot is also very different from Chongqing hot pot. It is said that the hot pot eaten by Chengdu people all uses new ingredients, and you will know it if you think about it. So it’s not surprising that hotpot restaurants in Chengdu all use the Chongqing hotpot brand.

As a Chongqing native, I think the origin of hot pot is still in the Jialing River in Chongqing. The development of hot pot is also in Chongqing, which has nothing to do with Chengdu. Naturally, Chongqing’s hot pot is famous and the taste is also delicious. , and how can Chengdu hotpot compare? However, Chuan Chuan Xiang and Maocai are still very good. At least as a Chongqing native, the Maocai and Chuan Chuan Xiang I eat are Chengdu brands.

If you are not convinced, why not come to Chongqing and try the authentic Chongqing hot pot, and it is not too late to draw a conclusion.

Actually, in my opinion, compared to Sichuan hot pot and Chongqing hot pot, Chongqing hot pot has a stronger flavor. I believe everyone who has eaten Chongqing hot pot knows that, of course, this Chongqing hot pot must be eaten in Chongqing. After Chongqing, most Chongqing hot pot has changed in flavor or been improved.

The taste of Sichuan hot pot is lighter than that of Chongqing hot pot, and the current new hot pot has gradually evolved. However, for a person who lives in the hot pot capital, only the old oil hot pot can taste the soul of hot pot.

I personally prefer Laoyou Hot Pot, and most of my friends will choose Laoyou Hot Pot when they go to eat hot pot. I believe this is not just my habit, and more old Chongqing people will choose this way.

The new style hot pot pays more attention to decoration and service, but the local old hot pot in Chongqing pays more attention to the taste.

I believe everyone knows about the well-known Haidilao! Is Haidilao delicious? I personally don’t think it tastes good, but many people think Haidilao is delicious.

Haidilao has branches in several cities across China, but only in Chongqing. There must be a reason why Haidilao does not come to Chongqing.

Chongqing people’s requirements for hot pot are more about taste. Maybe the service is not good, maybe the decoration is not good, but the business is very good. For me, I will focus more on the taste of hot pot.

In Chongqing, I dare not say that the best food must be found in fly restaurants, but the best food in Chongqing must be found in street shops. I believe many people know this.

Chongqing people’s love for laoyou hot pot has penetrated into their bones, and I have always been fond of this hot pot. It tastes great and is very cost-effective. It costs less than 200 for five or six people. I’m afraid there aren’t many hot pot restaurants left!

Hot pot is delicious and authentic in Chongqing. Go and look around the country. All hot pot restaurants are named after Chongqing hot pot restaurants, not Chengdu hot pot restaurants or Sichuan hot pot restaurants. This is enough proof. Compared with the taste of Chongqing hot pot, Chengdu hot pot has three major shortcomings: 1. The butter taste is bland, 2. The ingredients are too heavy, 3. It’s watery and not alcoholic! Across the country, except for Tibet, which I have never been to, there are really few signs of Chengdu hot pot and Sichuan hot pot anywhere else. Basically, they all have the sign of Chongqing hot pot. This should be enough to explain the problem, right?

Friends, what do you think?

Let’s put it this way, I’m from Cantonese and I go to Chongqing twice a year just to eat Chongqing hot pot.

I have eaten both Chengdu and Chongqing hot pot, and I feel that Chongqing hot pot is the perfect version of spicy hot pot, while Chengdu hot pot is a simplified version of Chongqing hot pot.

Speaking of something else, I often invite some friends to go to Chongqing. They all thought the hot pot was delicious in Chengdu, but after eating hot pot in Chongqing, they never said that Chengdu hot pot is good. have eaten.

Oops, what are you talking about Chengdu hot pot and Chongqing hot pot? In fact, Chengdu hot pot and Chongqing hot pot are Sichuan hot pot.

Why do we say Chengdu hot pot and Chongqing hot pot are Sichuan hot pot? Because before 1997 of the last century, when Chongqing was the second largest city in Sichuan Province, Chongqing hot pot was very popular in the world.

Just like Sichuan cuisine, should it be divided into Chengdu cuisine, Chongqing cuisine, or Rong cuisine and Chongqing cuisine? It's just nonsense and forgetting the ancestors.

In fact, hot pot is what Chongqing coolies or trackers use in the cold winter, using cheap ingredients, such as pig offal, including animal intestines, tripe, blood, etc., in a large pot with chili, Sichuan pepper, etc. The spicy and spicy seasoning oil soup pot, boiled and ready to eat, is a cheap and convenient fast food. First, it is a feast for the mouth, second, it fills the stomach, and third, it can warm the body.

After the reform and opening up in the 1980s, hot pot was gradually improved and stores were renovated, and it became the so-called elegant hall and became popular in the southwest and even the whole country.

Some people call it Chongqing hot pot, and more people call it Sichuan hot pot, because it became popular in the last century when Chongqing was still the second largest city in Sichuan Province.

Hot pot is delicious, but from a health point of view, it is too oily and watery, and the spicy seasoning is too strong, which is not good for health. It is really difficult to reach the level of elegance.

Does this question still need to be answered? Sichuan is full of hot pots with Chongqing’s signature. Can you find a hot pot in Chongqing with Sichuan’s signature? In the eyes of real Chongqing people, Sichuan, especially Chengdu, cannot make real spicy hot pot, because they can never figure out the key techniques of authentic Chongqing hot pot. The story of Handan's toddler is Sichuan hot pot.

There are many schools of hot pot, and the hot pot in Chongqing and Sichuan always has endless topics to talk about. One is hidden in the sea, and the other is tense. In short, they are very distinct. Only connoisseurs can distinguish the taste. The birthplace of hot pot is...

Chongqing. Walking on the streets of Chongqing, the air seems to be filled with the scent of butter. One in every 30 people in Chongqing is engaged in the hot pot industry. And...

Sichuan has created the true meaning of hot pot: spicy as hot as fire, numb as if your tongue is dancing. According to statistics, people in Chengdu spent more than 12 billion a year eating hot pot last year. The bottom of the hot pot pot can circle the earth... (still not counting many circles)

Which place is more authentic and authentic about hot pot? There has never been a conclusion. In 2009, the Chongqing Hot Pot Association even held an official debate competition for this purpose, but unfortunately it ended in failure because several big players in the hot pot industry refused to participate.

Chongqing hot pot is the most authentic Maodu hot pot. The most important thing about this hot pot is: butter bottom! Butter has a strong aroma and can absorb the flavors of other spices very well, and when boiled...

It can stick to food and taste straight to the point, rich and hot, just like Chongqing He has an upright and forthright character. One pot requires about 4 kilograms of butter. It is melted with boiling soup and then boiled with Sichuan peppercorns, chili peppers and watercress. Because...

The butter solidifies easily, so in When eating, you can see a layer of solidified red butter on the rim of the pot, chopsticks, and spoons. The ultimate cooking method of the base of Chongqing hot pot makes the hot pot taste naturally good. There is basically no bad taste in the Chongqing hot pot I have eaten.

What is different from Chongqing hot pot is that Sichuan hot pot uses clear oil, that is, rapeseed oil as the bottom of the pot. This kind of hot pot tastes refreshing and not as dry as Chongqing hot pot. In order to reduce the heat, some people also add traditional Chinese medicine to the bottom of the pot. Since it is not that spicy, Sichuan hot pot was also the first to be recognized by other provinces.

Sichuan people like to add coriander and oyster sauce to enhance the flavor when eating hot pot, but Chongqing does not use it because Chongqing hot pot itself has enough flavor, and adding it will cover up the aroma of the hot pot itself.

Looking at Chongqing and Sichuan hot pot, we have this feeling: Chongqing hot pot is like Wudang Shaolin, forming its own sect that continues to improve and defends the orthodoxy of the "hot pot school"; while Sichuan hot pot is like a In the big rivers and lakes, all the moves are compatible and blooming everywhere, making it very lively.

Do you have any other opinions? Welcome to discuss together.

1: Each name has its own merits

The hot pot restaurant signs in Chengdu have obtained the city’s literary and artistic design. They should highlight the characteristics of Sichuan and Sichuan, and have a grand and grand atmosphere...such as Shu Jiuxiang , Dalongyi, Shu Daxia, Bazi in Western Sichuan, and Wei Shuwu all focus on highlighting the cultural atmosphere of Bashu.

Otherwise, it is very strange, with a bright red sign → Take a look at my 13-pack.

Longlilu Lao Hotpot (dá dá) 鉉鉉老hotpot (biāo) Don’t blame me if you can’t see these words. Maybe your mobile phone level is too low... I remind you that it’s time to change your mobile phone!

The hot pot in Chongqing is basically based on the names of ordinary people. The strong atmosphere of the world makes people feel like entering the restaurant of the underworld. For example: Mangzi, Erwa, Pei Jie, Fat Girl, keep it simple, keep it simple, keep the naming method simple ~ it can be seen between the lines, I am so cool. If you don't like me, come and eat my sei.

Therefore, the naming culture also indirectly reflects the personality differences of the residents in the two places. Chengdu people are pretentious and Chongqing people are rough.

2: Dining environment

As mentioned above, the personalities of the residents in Chengdu and Chongqing determine that there are some big differences in the hot pot dining environment between the two places.

Let’s take a look at Chengdu hot pot first. The hall is bright and bright, and the decoration is exquisite. It is either antique or simple and modern industrial style. How can the scene be controlled without a mythical beast?

Or a hot pot restaurant built like a palace like this

It has a lobby and private rooms, and all the details have been paid attention to, including folding chopsticks, aprons, and disinfected wet towels , mobile phone cases, clothing storage boxes for hot pot, and chewing gum for guests after meals. There is a large-screen LCD TV during the queue, and melon seeds and tea are served...

Looking at the next door city of Chongqing, people have never been strict about trivial matters, so this is a store with a better environment.

As the filming location for the fifth episode of "A Bite of Tongue 2", Xiaoyu Hotpot is not only well-known in Chongqing, but also people from all over the country come here to visit Chongqing. But look at it, it's just under a dilapidated residential building. There is no TV or melon seed tea! ! !

Also, this restaurant has been open for more than 20 years. The boss is quite willful. There are only two tables in the store, so if you want to go directly to eat without making a reservation in advance, you will not be able to eat. Only open at night, no menu, just take a photo of the spot on the door, it's a bit of a test of your eyesight if you sit far away!

It seems that most Chongqing people are not Virgos, but Chengdu people have always been arrogant.

3: Pot fee

Simple and crude! There is no hotpot restaurant in Chengdu that doesn’t charge a pot fee! And Chongqing’s hot pot never charges a pot fee!

No pot fees! No pot fees! No pot fees! Say important things three times! If you dislike Chongqing, be afraid!

4: The bottom of the pot

Let’s talk about the bottom of the pot again. Chengdu hot pot pays attention to "spicy and delicious", the taste is more delicate and sophisticated, and has a stronger sense of layering; it has clear oil, butter, and special pot bottoms...

Chongqing hot pot pays attention to "hot and spicy" ", the taste is relatively strong. People in Chongqing only eat butter. What’s in the bottom of the clear oil pot? Take away! (We just ignore the clear soup here, the red soup is the basic respect for hot pot, okay)

In general, the hot pots in the two places have their own characteristics and belong to the same sect, but the difference is between the extreme style and the bold style.

5: Differences in dishes.

The dishes in Chengdu hot pot are exquisitely presented and incorporate a lot of Sichuan flavor. The dishes are exquisite and small in quantity, but the price is slightly higher. The research on plate presentation is a deep-rooted hobby among Chengdu people.

Sichuan-style butter hot pot originated from Chongqing Chaotianmen Wharf and flourished during the Anti-Japanese War. In terms of the origin and style of hot pot, Chongqing has no origin. Chongqing hot pot has strong habits: rough, bold and unrestrained. Pursue details. Only pursue taste and taste. Chengdu hot pot inherits Chongqing hot pot and adds details. It pays more attention to the store environment and fine products. It reduces butter and other configurations and is more fashionable.

As for Two kinds of hot pot flavors. Everyone has different preferences, and each has his own hobbies. Traditionally speaking, Chongqing hot pot is more authentic.