Vietnamese food culture has never stopped surprising foreign visitors. Apart from popular and well-known types of food such as Pho, Bun Bo Hue, Summer Rolls and Bun Cha, hot pot stands out from the crowd as an authentic, delicious and unique dish, which contributes to diversify the rich culture of food in viet nam.
Origin
Hot pot originated from China 1,000 years ago. It then spread throughout the southern part of China and eventually in Vietnam. Until the modern time, many countries pick up the recipe to produce their own type of hot pot and it becomes popular than ever. The traditional coal-heated steamboat used for cooking hot pot has been gradually replaced by electric, propane, butane gas, or induction cooker versions.
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Major ingredients
Depending on different kinds of hot pot including fish hot pot, fish head hot pot, sour spicy hot pot or seafood hot pot and which flavor you prefer, you can decide on its ingredients to have a perfect combination. However, there is a collection of basic ingredients including chicken broth, lemongrass stalk, some pieces of ginger, onion, shallots, garlic, dried red chilli, paprika, salt, sugar, fish sauce, lime leaves, mushrooms, bok choy, cabbage, broccoli, some kinds of meat and seafood.
Ingredients for a hot pot
Cooking method
Common meats encompassing beef, chicken, duck, mutton should be slightly frozen before slicing it into many thin pieces because that beef will roll up during cooking, which facilitates your cooking procedure with beautiful presentation.
Frying garlic, ginger, lemongrass, chilli, onion and meat with fish sauce until aromatic will create the best flavor of the hot pot. Importantly, you will need an electric hotpot for keeping the hot enough or else you can use the conventional small gas burner and convenient cooker with a pot instead.
Vegetables, fish, meat and other ingredients for a fantastic hot pot
After simmering at least three hours, it is necessary that a medium heat should be maintained and then meats, seafood and vegetable are little by little put into the boiling water. The highlight of this amazing dish necessitates a small cup of the crushed-up mixture of lime, salt, pepper, and lime leaves, which will definitely help you enjoy to the utmost according to Vietnamese-style. One tip you should bear in mind that the more ingredients you add and the longer ingredients are being simmered, the more sweet-smelling your hot pot is.
Especially, there is also a vegetarian version for those who cannot or don’t eat meat or fish. Adding shiitake, mushrooms, bok choy, Thai spinach, herbs, egg, and rice noodles is an optimal choice to make the hot pot tastier.
There’s nothing quite like enjoying this mouth-watering food and drinking some beers or champagne with your family in the coming winter.
Enjoying Vietnamese-style hot pot and drinking beer is amazing
This kind of food is really wonderful and unique because you get to choose what you want and you will do the cooking. Ingredients are easy to purchase and preparation and cooking procedure are simple and fun. What’s more, it would be great for a group of friends or a party.
Enjoying Vietnamese-style hot pot with family or friends
Where to try a fantastic hot pot
In the coming cooler months, enjoying a pan of simmering stock put on a gas stove on the table cooking your own beef, chicken, fish, noodles and veggies is an excellent idea. It’s a very social meal which you can enjoy with your family and friends, fitting perfectly with Vietnamese eating culture.
If you are wondering where offer a true hot pot, here are some suggestions for you
Phung Hung Street, on the western edge of Hanoi Old Quarter, is known as ‘hot pot Street’ with a wide range of places along two sides of the street, which certainly suit your choice.
A bit further, along the northeastern edge of Truc Bach Lake, this street is full of hot pot restaurants, all with tables and mats set out along the lakeside.
Hot pot in a restaurant at Truc Bach Street
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