We Spent 24 Hours in China's Most Mind-Blowing City

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  @frankhuang2962 · 2 weeks ago

  Here&apos;s how to eat Chongqing hotpot the right way:<br>1. The oil dip is non-negotiable<br>Mix a small bowl of sesame oil with minced garlic, chopped cilantro, and chopped scallions. Add a splash of vinegar if you like. Do not use sesame paste or satay sauce — that&apos;s a northern style. The oil dip cools the scalding food and tones down the spice without killing it.<br>2. Boil order matters — meat first, starch last<br>Duck intestines, tripe, and ox aorta (毛肚、鸭肠、黄喉) go in first. They cook in seconds: hold tripe in the boiling broth and shake it &quot;seven times up, eight times down&quot; (七上八下) — about 10–15 seconds, until it curls. Overcooking turns them rubbery.<br>Then other meats (beef, sliced lamb, meatballs) — the spicy broth seasons them.<br>Vegetables and tofu go next, once the pot is rich with flavor.<br>Starches and carbs (potato, noodles, 苕粉 sweet potato noodles) go last — they release starch that thickens the broth and ruins it for everything after.<br>3. Eat hot, in small batches<br>Chongqing hotpot is a social meal — cook a little at a time, share, and eat immediately while piping hot. Don&apos;t dump everything in at once; it drops the broth temperature and overcooks the food.<br>4. Manage the spice like a local<br>Drink herbal tea or sour plum drink (老鹰茶 / 酸梅汤), not iced water — cold drinks make the chili burn worse.<br>The &quot;floating layer&quot; of oil and chili isn&apos;t a soup to drink; locals usually don&apos;t drink the broth.<br>If it&apos;s too spicy, switch to the clear half of a yin-yang pot — no shame in that.

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• IV

  @ivyshy98 · 2 weeks ago

  I can imagine the amount of people screaming into the screen as you were about to dump your dipping sauce into the hotpot 🤣

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• HE

  @hermesliteratus882 · 2 weeks ago

  Clearly, you guys learned your lesson and escaped the scorching heat this time by staying indoors before heading to the top of Raffles City to enjoy the stunning sunset in the cool evening breeze and the city’s iconic skyline as it lit up for the night. Thanks for sharing the video and showing us the exciting, cosmopolitan metropolis that is Chongqing.:goodvibes:

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• KA

  @KarmaBower · 2 weeks ago

  I’m super excited for Christmas! Can’t wait to put that puzzle together

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  @000T00b · 2 weeks ago

  The sesame oil, which is usually part of the dipping sauce, adds flavour but more importantly it neutralises the spiciness. You NEED to eat the ingredients with the dipping sauce as that is where all the flavourings are. Otherwise you’re just eating boiled meat, etc. the sauce is where it’s at.

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• AL

  @alextjflorida · 2 weeks ago

  the bowl with garlic, green onion, and sesame oil is the dipping sauce for the hotpot. But you ate meat without dipping it.

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• 大西

  @大西瓜-c8p · 2 weeks ago

  Come see Chongqing,China,wheree buildings riser upon tier aiong mountain siopes,and the brilliant lights of Hongyadong shimmer over the rushing river

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  @OdinBomber · 2 weeks ago

  Watching the hotpot part I was worried how your stomach would react afterwards. You were right about Chef Ramsey warning about contamination! Usually the chinese either use a spare pair of chopsticks to put the meat in [and extra pair to eat with] or they put their chopsticks in the boiling water for a while so that you are not eating from it directly after touching the raw meat.

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  @owentsai961 · 2 weeks ago

  When my dad spent his college time in Chongqing in 90s, they actually needed laborers to lift things over difficult terrain. No one would expect this mountainous region to later become the most cyberpunk city in the world. And having hotpot in Chongqing is still one of the most difficult things to do in China, even for us

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  @tomsunuwar6940 · 11 days ago

  It’s wonderful city❤

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  @neogalt2775 · 2 weeks ago

  The meat is thinly sliced because it&apos;s meant to be cooked in seconds and eaten one at a time dipped into the oil dip you first made.🤣😂

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  @SophieSun-d7u · 13 days ago

  Summer is a bad time to travel to cities along the Yangtze River, including Chongqing and Shanghai, very humid and hot. Spring and Autumn are better times