The other day, I went out with some of my Chinese friends for some real authentic Sichuanese hot pot. They were all really excited about it and so was I.
The pot was filled with a dark red liquid. It looked like blood. There were so many peppers in it that when I went to fish out some meat or veggies cooking in the broth, I would end up getting a lot of peppers. It's not a water that is used though. For the Sichuan hot pot, they use oil.
We had many different meats like beef and chicken, and also veggies like cabbage, mushrooms and cabbage. I also had the pleasure of getting to try to duck blood for the first time! not as good as it sounds...
The thing about the Sichuanese hot pot is that a new kind of spicy. I like spicy food and Sichuan cuisine has really redefined spicy for me. But the Sichuanese hot pot is even spicier! It's different though. Of course, my mouth is still on fire, my nose runs, and all of my pores leak buckets of sweat but this time the spice is more. The oil is SO hot that when it hits my throat I can't help but cough. I have no choice. It's just too hot. I have to wait for the oil to cool down for me to eat it. My throat closes up on the hot oil as if I'm allergic to it or something. Then of course my eyes tear and they all look at my like I'm going to die... haha. It's all good fun and a great experience. I really did enjoy it once I figured out how to eat it without suffocating!
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Lol @ "Not as good as it sounds"
haha
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