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Course | Main dishes |
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Place of origin | China |
Region or state | East Asia |
Main ingredients | Meat, vegetables, mushrooms, dumplings, seafood, broth |
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Traditional Chinese | 火鍋 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 火锅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | "fire pot" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cantonese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 打邊爐 or 打甂爐 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 打边炉 or 打甂炉 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hot pot or hotpot (simplified Chinese: 火锅; traditional Chinese: 火鍋; pinyin: huǒguō; lit. 'fire pot'), also known as steamboat, is a dish whereby a heat source placed on the dining table keeps a pot of soup stock simmering, and a variety of Chinese foodstuffs and ingredients are served beside the pot for the diners to put into the hot stock.[1]