Hotpots & shared pots 火锅锅物

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AI illustration: A metal Chinese hotpot with steaming broth and clearly separated small portions of meat and vegetables.
Anhui

Tiantangzhai Hanging-Pot Stew 天堂寨吊锅

Tiantangzhai Hanging-Pot Stew (天堂寨吊锅) is the one-pot meal of the Tiantangzhai (天堂寨) area in the Dabie Mountains (大别山) of Jinzhai (金寨), Lu'an (六安): an iron pot hung from a roof beam over a fire pit, filled with cooked meats and vegetables and shared by everyone sitting round it.

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Boshan Mixed Stew (博山烩菜) — dish photograph
Shandong

Boshan Mixed Stew 博山烩菜

Boshan Mixed Stew (博山烩菜) combines salted meat with spinach, starch noodles and dried tofu. It is a food of Boshan (博山) in Zibo (淄博), described in the city culture and tourism bureau's guide to Shandong dishes.

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A hanging iron pot of stewed meat and vegetables simmering over charcoal
Hubei

Luotian Hanging Iron Pot 罗田吊锅

Luotian Hanging Iron Pot (罗田吊锅) is a layered one-pot meal from Luotian County (罗田县) in Huanggang (黄冈), Hubei: an iron pot hung over a fire pit and filled with radish, bamboo shoots, cooked meats and cured pork for everyone at the table.

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Hainan

Seafood Hotpot 海鲜火锅

Seafood Hotpot (海鲜火锅) in Sanya (三亚) is Hainan's plain-water hotpot made with seafood. In Hainan this way of cooking at the table is called da bian lu (打边炉), and along the coast seafood is its main ingredient.

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Hainan

Pozhai Goat Hotpot 坡寨羊火锅

Pozhai Goat Hotpot (坡寨羊火锅) is a table hotpot of Pozhai goat (坡寨羊), raised in Ding'an County (定安县), Hainan: the meat is marinated briefly, then cooked in a pot started with peanut oil, garlic and vegetables.

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