As a traditional cuisine, hot pot is not only a delicacy that belongs to the people of Chongqing, but also a kind of feeling. Although with the continuous changes in the market situation, the homogenization of Chongqing hot pot has become more and more serious, but this hot pot feeling has long been deeply rooted in the minds of Chongqing people. Strolling through the mountain city of Chongqing, hot pot shops are all over the streets and alleys, and all kinds of signboards come into view, but most of them are inseparable from an "old" word, so where is the authentic Chongqing old-fashioned hot pot "old", do you know?
"Old" in the old shop
I don't know if you have heard a sentence, want to eat authentic old Chongqing hot pot, just run to the old streets and alleys. In fact, it is true that the old hot pot may not pay attention to publicity as the net red hot pot shop, relying on the taste and ingredients alone to attract diners, the environment is well, the people who come and go are old Chongqing people, and in the evening, the store is full of people. The food culture of Chongqing hot pot old shop is incomparable to the new brand hot pot, and the old hot pot shop carries the common memories of the store and diners.
"Old" in old material
Authentic Chongqing old hot pot, there is no excessive elaboration in the ingredients, adhere to the tradition, pepper, pepper, butter, ginger, watercress sauce constitute the traditional old hot pot bottom. Over the years, the bottom of the old material pot that has been handed down will not be easily replaced, on the one hand, because diners are already familiar with this taste, and at the same time, this is also the skill of the stir-fry master, which is also based on the old store, establishing a loyal consumer group, so the authentic Chongqing old hot pot, generally will not add too many additives.
"Old" in old oil
For the definition of "old oil" of hot pot, in fact, different people have different views, some people think that old oil is not healthy, it is the waste oil discarded on the table or even on the table, and then processed and refined products, after eating more has a certain impact on health. And there are some people who hold another attitude towards old oil, thinking that it is actually vegetable oil and animal oil and mixed products, although it is leftover before, but now the process is perfect, after refining, the quality of the finished product will also be guaranteed, the development of Chongqing hot pot can not be separated from the old oil, authentic Chongqing old hot pot, the bottom of the pot is definitely more and more fragrant.
For the understanding of the old hot pot, presumably everyone has a different view, to know that the Chongqing hot pot originally originated in Chaotianmen Wharf, which has a history of several decades, and now with the increasing prosperity of the new brand hot pot, the memory of the old hot pot is gradually dissipating, but I believe that no matter how it changes, the taste memory that belongs to the old hot pot in Chongqing will never change.