Hello, Hivians and Foodies!
For a long time, I have been reading posts about hotpot on Hive. Even some time ago, LivingUKTaiwan was kind enough to write a post about How to have hotpot at home, and since then I have wanted to try hotpot. In Venezuela, no restaurant makes it and even though it was an option to make it at home, I always had doubts about which cuts of meat to use, and above all I was worried about knowing the right cooking time for each item, especially for meats. But when we were in Chicago in April, we had the opportunity to try the hotpot.
But before I tell you about my experience, for those of you who are not familiar with what a hotpot is, here is what Wikipedia says:
Hot pot or hotpot is a dish whereby a heat source placed on the dining table keeps a pot of soup stock simmering, and accompanied with an array of Chinese foodstuffs and ingredients and food offerings provided for the diners to dip into the flavorful broth.
We went to a place called Happy Lamb Hotpot. It's a chain. And they offer an all-inclusive menu. However we didn't have much time because we were going to the movies later, so we decided to order on demand.
There was a bar with different sauces. And some appetizers like spring rolls and some little balls of rice agglutinated with sesame seeds that I found addictive. And you can help yourself to as many as you want.
We ordered the broth without spicy, but if you like it spicy, you can order both and they serve you a divided pot with both types of broth.
We ordered three types of noodles, mushrooms, pack choy, and fish balls.
To be honest, my husband and I were a bit apprehensive about the meats because we didn't want to eat something raw that would make us sick to our stomachs. So for everyone's peace of mind we decided not to order seafood or pork. And we ordered three different meat and lamb dishes.
When they bring you the ingredients they give you indications of the cooking time for each item. The only thing I didn't like was the fish balls. My son had already warned me that he didn't like them, but I wanted to try them anyway and I was disappointed. And the thinner noodles although I love them were difficult to fish in the broth 😆.
Although it is not the tastiest food I have ever tried, the experience was good. Overall I found it to be fun and for a family gathering or a group of friends, it is an ideal meal. I would love to eat it again another time.
Have you ever had a hotpot?
Thank you for reading!
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¡Hola Hivianos y Foodies!
Durante mucho tiempo he estado leyendo posts sobre hotpot en Hive. Incluso hace algún tiempo, LivingUKTaiwan tuvo la gentileza de escribir un post sobre Cómo hacer hotpot en casa How to have hotpot at home, desde entonces había querido probar el hotpot. En Venezuela no hay ningún restaurante que lo haga y aunque era una opción hacerlo en casa, siempre tenía la duda de qué cortes de carne usar y sobre todo me preocupaba saber el tiempo de cocción adecuado para cada cosa, especialmente para las carnes. Pero cuando estuvimos en Chicago en abril, tuvimos la oportunidad de probar el hotpot.
Pero antes de contarles mi experiencia, para los que no estén familiarizados con lo que es un hotpot, esto es lo que dice la Wikipedia
El hot pot es un conjunto de comidas que se cocinan en un caldo caliente ubicado en el centro de una mesa. Los alimentos de un «hot pot» incluyen carne, verduras de hojas, setas, wontons, huevo dumplings y diversos mariscos.
Fuimos a un local llamado Happy Lamb Hotpot. Es una cadena. Y ofrecen un menú todo incluido. Sin embargo nosotros no teníamos mucho tiempo porque iríamos luego al cine, así que decidimos ordenar a la carta.
Había una barra con diferentes salsas. Y algunos aperitivos como lumpias y unas bolitas de arroz aglutinadas con semillas de sésamo que me parecieron adictivas. Y puedes servirte todas las que quieras.
Nosotros pedimos el caldo sin picante, pero si te gusta picante, puedes pedir los dos y te sirven una olla dividida con los dos tipos de caldo.
Pedimos tres tipos de noodles, hongos, pack choy y fish balls.
Con las carnes confieso que estabamos mi marido y yo un poco aprensivos porque no queríamos comer algo crudo que nos hiciera enfermar del estómago. Así que para tranquilidad de todos decidimos no pedir mariscos, ni cerdo. Y pedimos tres platos diferentes de carne y cordero.
Cuando te traen los ingredientes te dan indicaciones del tiempo de cocción de cada cosa. Lo único de lo que pedimos que no me gustó fueron las fish balls. Ya mi hijo me había advertido que a él no le gustaban, pero yo igual las quise probar y me decepcionaron. Y los noodles más finitos aunque me encantan eran dificil de pescar en el caldo 😆.
Aunque no es la comida mas sabrosa que he probado, la experiencia fue buena. Sobretodo me pareció divertido y para una reunión familiar o de un grupo de amigos es una comida ideal. Me encantaría volver a comerla en otra oportunidad.
¿Has comido Hotpot alguna vez?
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I've never tried a hotpot, it looks interesting, although I'm not a raw food eater either, but just to try something different, I'd give it a try. That meeting with your son in April, it already sounds so far away, my friend, time goes by so fast, doesn't it? I hope there will be a reunion very soon. I send you a big hug.
Hola Aury! Sí es una experiencia divertida para comer en familia. A mi me gusta el sushi pero hay cosas que ni loca comería medio crudas como los mariscos y el cochino, y me daba como recelo pensar que podía haber contaminación cruzada de alimentos 😂
Y sí parece que fue hace un montón de tiempo que pude ir a ver a mi hijo. Afortunadamente está trabajando allá durante el verano y eso le permite poder venir un par de semanas en Agosto a estar con nosotros. Estoy que cuento los días.
Abrazos 😘
You tried it at last!! It's a pity that you didn't enjoy it as much as you could have.
There are really no set rules on hot pot ingredients, whatever you fancy eating. And things will never be uncooked because if they're not done yet just throw it back in the pot for a few more minutes (maybe not good etiquette if you're friends but perfectly acceptable with family)
They should have given you a small laddle to hold the noodles, that way they won't swim in the hot pot.
I hope you have a better experience if you have a chance to try it again
The experience was good overall but I'm sure the next one will be better ;)
There was a small laddle but I think it was our fault that we dropped the noodles in the pot and didn't hold them with the laddle to cook them and then it was difficult to get the noodles out, especially the thin ones. With the Udon there was no problem.
I hope there will be a next time and try more things.
you finally tried it Eli... that's one of my favorites back in Hong Kong... next time, try Samgyeopsal 😊
I take note 😄 That`s pork?
I heard hotpot in some vlogger that I watched before. Some just dip the meat for a second and before they do that they will first make some move to swirl the meat in the chopstick. It looks fun I wNt to try it too, lol. But seeing the hotpot, I feel like I can finish them even with friends especially with those noodles. Anyways, that was such a fun experience for sure, eapecially with your family ✨✨❤️. By the way, that glutinous balls, does it have a fillings? They look like Buchi in the Philippines, hehe
If it is a fun meal I hope you can try it. Where we ate, at the end of the meal, they give you containers so you can take the broth and whatever you have left, we had noodles leftovers and a lot of broth lol. My son took it for his college dorm hehe.
The rice balls had no filling but they were kind of sweet and crunchy on the outside.
It's really very good, but when I leave the restaurant, well in Montreal, I smell like a lamb 😀
Have a lovely day
Maybe we were lucky, our table was in a side room and there weren't many tables there. Perhaps that's why we didn't feel everything smelled like lamb lol. This place was pretty big. I think it has been open in that location recently.
Have a great evening :)
Ah Asian hotpot. Shame about the fish balls Super Eli💙
In the UK hotpot is associated with Lancashire. and is basically a dish with lamb and other ingredients and sliced potatoes on top baked in the oven.
Was going to say is it not a bit bland. But then you said it comes in a broth.
Yes, I found it a bit bland. I think that's why although the experience is fun, I didn't find it that tasty. Although the broth was good, the meat, veggies, and noodles were a bit bland in flavor. And yes, at least those fish balls I didn't like them, although in another place, I can give them another chance.
Your hot pot sounds interesting though.
Yeah I figured it always looked like boiled meat etc, which tends not to be flavourful. Oh well, we have to least do everyone once Super Eli 💙
Yes we do, Super Ed ;)💙
I've heard of it and even been offered it a few times but one thing or the other came up so I haven't tried. Your experience looks interesting and I would probably try most especially the seafood. I'm pretty daring to try things but I do have some limits 😂
Hehe! Well, I think it's a good option if you go with the all-inclusive menu. My son and his college friends have been there a couple of times and they tell me they have tried almost everything lol ;)
It's great that you experienced it, sis :) Hotpot is fun, especially with friends and/or family.
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I have been wanting to try it for a long time and yes, it must be a lot of fun at a big family reunion, sis
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I bet there will be a second time :) I think it's okay too with just a small family. The farmboy and I enjoyed a few of it with just the two of us, hehe.
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Not only have I not tried it, here in my city we did not know about this preparation, but to be honest, I would love to try the "hotpot".
I loved the whole order, it's a shame that the fish meatballs were not to your liking.
Thank you very much for sharing this experience
Have a great day
A fun food article @coquicoin friend! I had only seen hotpot in movies and TV, but seeing this "almost prepared by the diner" is something interesting... By the way: Very good photos of the ingredients and the dish!... Regards and blessings for you and tour family dear friend!... Thanks for sharing...
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Hello lady @coquicoin
It's good that during your visit to Chicago you were finally able to try this peculiar dish. I had never heard of hotpot before. It is very tempting to try
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I never tried this hotpot but I really want to try. Here in my place I didn't see any resto here like that. Raw foods sometimes not good to our stomach but if the KINILAW will exist I'll gonna eat😁. It's a raw fish with some cucumbers then put some vinegars along with ginger,onions,tomatoes and chillies.
They call it steamboat here. It's fun to do it once in a while.😁
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