Chinese Hot Pot in the USA is AMAZING!
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Hot pot, a bowl of boiling broth and oil in the center of the table is a very popular food all year round in China, but mostly in winter. Some say hot pot is a Mongolian invention, where many believe it to have originated in Chongqing. Today, we have the Chongqing variant, full of spicy chilis, intense flavors, and a myriad of dipping sauces. From shaved beef and lamb, to tripe and sesame balls, we try it all at this authentic Chinese hot pot restaurant in Los Angeles.
SerpentZA and Laowhy86 know and love Chinese food. But if you are like most Americans, you may have never had real Chinese food. From Chow Mein to fortune cookies, American Chinese food has been altered to fit the American tastes and palate. But what if you want real Chinese food? Can you find it in America? Winston and C-milk take to the streets on a 3000 mile road trip along the USA's west coast, on a Quest for the Best Chinese food in the USA.
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ADVChina Guys why dont you try to travel the world and document your journey. Say spend one week in india then in an arab country then south africa then europe then south america.
Arab country? I don't know about that. Some of the other areas you mentioned are super dangerous as well...
phangirlable Arabs overall cover a huge area of this world and they have their own language they extend all the way from morocco to UAE so you really cant explore the world without giving them a visit.
As for the dangers assoiated with visiting the entire world they dont really have to visit dangerous places they can simply drive around in the streets eat from local restaurants and learn from diffrent cultures stories and even religions.
I remember Lamby the lamb fetus, I still tell that story to gross folks out XD
winston: "I give it a 0/10!"
waiter: "..is everything ok?"
winston: "perfect!"
Yes, this was awesome.
Winston is the consummate gentleman. When C-Milk was choking on his offal, he was about to say "I call BS" but caught himself and stayed family friendly by saying "I call nonsense."
+Chinese Dark Rice
Ha ha
Reads like you're the one with the problem Chinese Dark Rice.
"They even drive like China." lol
I wonder what would happen if Trump would find himself in that place one day...
Or maybe don't show him
das rehsist
LOL, im in that area every other week. I have never feared for my car more.
Come to Flushing NYC
I think you would both fit in very well in Britain. "I'd give this a 1 out of 10." "Is everything alright?" "Perfect, perfect, yeah"
The United Arab Kingdom, formally known as Britain.
@@KeyserSozexArabs make up 0.6% of the UK idiot. 1 in 200 to simplify for you
Just have to add a couple of comments here. My wife and I just returned to the USA after a year in Chongqing. Chongqing is my wife's hometown. We ate huo guo at least 2 to 3 times a week. The restaurants there don't give you ladles. You use the long serving chopsticks to cook your food. The chopsticks are sterilized by holding your meat in the boiling oil. When I first arrived in Chongqing over a year ago, I had a hard time eating the goose intestines, tripe and other offal. After a while I found I actually liked them, except for the chicken feet! There is a huo guo museum and restaurant in Chongqing. According to them huo guo was invented in Chongqing by the Yangtze River boatmen. Chongqing people are very proud of this tradition, so I don't think they would like the Genghis Khan theory. Another popular meat to eat in huo guo is Spam. It's very good. I was glad to return to the USA, but I find that I really miss my Chinese family and friends in Chongqing. We will return to Chongqing sometime early next year. Love your videos.
William Scroggins Spam is popular in Hawaii and the Philippines also.
My first hot pot was in Waikiki Beach in 1976. Sooo good! You guys have a great series going here. This could lead to the expansion of authentic Chinese food in America. I live near Louisville, Kentucky and we only have typical Chinese American restaurants here. The food choices are almost identical in every restaurant. I want to try some AUTHENTIC Chinese food. From watching channels like The Food Ranger and your channel, I learned what real Chinese food is. I will never make it to China, so it would be great to have some entrepreneur bring the real thing to my area. Stay awesome, guys!
Ha! I moved to Rowland Heights in 1966 when I was five years old. Grew up there through college and moved away just about the time Rowland was turning Chinese. A lot of those who immigrated to Rowland left Hong Kong because the British lease of Hong Kong from China was coming to an end and they were fearful of what may happen. It was said that many settled into this area because the telephone area code at that time was 818 and 8s were lucky.
Glad to see you guys visiting the 626! I grew up five or six miles away from Rowland Heights and the Chinese community in the area was one of the things that inspired me to start studying Chinese in college and to study abroad in Beijing the last two summers. Your videos have helped me so much these last two years and taught me so much!
Your story about people taking you out to eat and ordering what they thought was special struck a nerve with me. My wife is Russian, so my first Christmas with her family in Russia, her mom bought a whole sturgeon, which is a very fancy item for someone in small-town Russia. When she served that fish, she brought it out in a covered pot and set it in front of me and then pulled the lid off. I turned white as a sheet looking at this whole fish that looked like a weird eel staring at me from the pot. Her mom obviously saw how I reacted. I felt horrible for that reaction, but I couldn't help it.
Winston and his soy sauce! He reminds me of someone who puts ketchup on everything. Beautiful dipping sauces galore and he likes soy sauce. lol
Yesss, have been waiting for this! :D C-Milk and his eternal fight with the red chilli. lol
Again excellent production value, a dose of humour and this time some history thrown in too. I appreciate your honesty about the food as well. Keep up the great work you guys!
This series is really easy to watch, seems like I'm just hanging out with old friends - solid work boys!
It always makes me laugh the crap that C-Milk is prepared to eat, I remember my grandad eating tripe as a kid and it turns my stomach thinking about it all these years later.
Another video that I couldn't get out of my mind, was when he ate a deep-fried pigeons head...including the frigging beak!!!
These vids are a much watch though, at 54 now I like to live vicariously through these guys.
"Who knows what I've been eating in China"
- C-Milk
Haha that cracked me up so hard
this guy still wearing a suit in America lol
always gotta stay awesome and fresh lmao
It's okay .. he is in a Chinese restaurant.
Staying on brand
Suit up! It's going to be... wait for it... legendary!
Sexy beast he is
This is actually a Chinese brand and they opened a chain here in LA, owned by the same restaurant owner from China. The same restaurants in China also has the same set up with all the condiments section as well as all the free snacks! It’s exactly the same.
"I don't like hot pot as much as I thought" 😂
Great video, I love when you guys are just sitting around chatting, very entertaining.
Another home run! You two have great chemistry.
So - a mini series where you wake Winston up in random restaurants ! horay !
It's one of the best feelings to see a new video of yours pop up
I lived in Auckland, New Zealand, in about 2006. My suburb became popular with Chinese, and very soon (over night!) all the signs were Chinese, (almost) all the businesses and shops, restaurants etc. The government is talking about banning overseas property investment here, because prices have become unaffordable for local people. It seems to be a specific group mainly, that have the option of moving here, and they seem less like immigrants, and more like colonists (in general ). There have been Chinese here since the 1800s and they have become integrated into our culture. I hope the new wave of Chinese will eventually do the same, because an imperial presence won't go down very well. Trust me.
They should do what Australia did in foreigners only allowed to buy newly built homes in new land.
I love that cutaway of Gengis Khan on his horse with 100KV power line tower in the background. Totally authentic!
It’s footage we shot ourselves during our CNC tour lol
kinda picked that. Good call. Probably Genghis Khan ate goat cooked inside its own skin too! Mmmm...just smile and wave...
I've had hot pot in Chongqing, China at a very established restaurant. They take pride in their product. They use leftover base into their next flavoring batch each time. It has been going on for hundreds of years. You failed to mention that. It is very cultural in that region. I still appreciate all you do. Stay awesome guys!
Amazing guys my favourite UA-cam series by far!!
Agreed. You guys are great!
Mongolia, Szechuan, Lancashire! The best hot pots in the world! Seriously guys, love what you do. I'm inspired to visit China
I am just consistently impressed your b-roll footage. Stay awesome.
really need to come to Chicago. there is this AMAZING dumpling place. also a place for north chinese authentic food. native chinese wife approved.
YESSS! I had to stop what I was doing when I got the notification. I love this series so much. Great video guys!
wearing suit while eating hotpot,what a legend!
For me, hotpot is a sweat pants and oversized T-shirt meal. 😂
Another great episode! Production value is top notch, can't say it enough, love your guys' work.
Lamb fetus....wow I’m speechless
I feel for Winston. We were at a hotpot restaurant in Wuhan and the wonderfully gracious hostess was translating the menu for us using her smartphone. One item came up "Cow Stomach" and we couldn't decide if it was going to be beef belly meat (like where bacon is cut from except on a cow) or if it was going to be tripe. So we passed and stuck with the shrimp (which were huge and beautiful) and meatballs(but heaven knows what went into those).
My feeling on sausages or meatballs, if I can't see what's in it and the texture doesn't stand out, I'm cool. Like, chorizo is great as long as you don't think about how it contains glands and lymph nodes.
you did right. it is tripe.
That was so interesting. I used to be the pastor of a church in Rowland Heights. We rented the space where the Hong Kong Supermarket is today. I lived there from 1983-1994. There were not any Chinese people that I know of in Rowland Heights back then. I go back every now and then for good Chinese food. My favorite Chinese restaurant is in Monterey Park. My son and I really enjoy your videos.
This was awesome. Can't wait for the peking duck episode.
Once again another superb video, I love this new series. My personal favorite bit...The waitress asking if everything is OK after Winston tries the offal and his face almost implodes with disgust :-)
Did you guys really just run into that restaurant? That's amazing because it's one of the most (if not the one most) famous and authentic hotpot places in LA area. Sometimes Chinese people wait for one or two hours to eat there. I thought you guys were getting recommendations from your Chinese subscribers! And the subscriber you met at the door, his wife in the background is actually a youtuber as well haha she got some 250k subscribers on youtube and bilibili combined. 好巧啊
Yicheng Xia what is her channel? I'm curious now
Vickysoups I think
Yes, honestly we just ran into that one. Our previously planned venue fell through
It's "Vicky Soupsss", she vlogs on beauty/make up.
White guy from Utah here. My girlfriend introduced me to tripe and I genuinely do like it. She had me try it before she told me what it was and I loved it. Now everytime we have hot pot with her family, they always buy a ton of tripe for me and I eat pounds of the stuff. (Beef tripe, not a huge fan of pork tripe)
Nice to see you guys again, it's been too long since the last video.
really enjoyed it!! Thanks for shaing
Hot Pot and Korean BBQ are both amazing dining experiences. Always fun to cook food to your exact preference. It's also fun for big groups because it makes for a long, social meal.
Hey welcome to my hometown! The first time I ate hotpot was with my Chinese university friends in Rowland Heights at Little Sheep about eight years ago so they had it back then in LA (I was the only non Asian in the restaurant). It is quite authentic in California with all the local Chinese but not as good as in Shenzhen still. I'm not sure what you find so surprising about everyone only speaking Chinese there. Its perfectly normal to me after living in that area for many years 😂
The only hotpot I have eaten at had individual hot pots at each seat, each seating on a hot plate in front of you. You placed in your selection of food and ate it straight out of the pot. The pot started out with your selection of soup and everything was cooked by the boiling/simmering soup. I never imagined there would be a communal pot.
it will always baffle me that a new world food, chillis, has completely changed the face of central chinese cuisine to such an extent
Very true, I thought the same thing.
Frankie G yeah was chinese food more bland before the new world?
i doubt, such an ancient civilisation naturally has a more developed cuisine, moreover the country's longitude allows for a greater variety of crops/spices/flavours and what have you.
compare food in the UK, my home country, for example. a lot simpler due to geography, and cooking methods are more basic. I think a civilisations' age and climate correlates positively with better tasting cuisine (y)
Yea, it's nuts, corn, chili, tomato, potatoes, vanilla, cocoa... freaking cocoa! I mean imagine not having chocolate... or having it for the first time. Here's a decent list en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World_crops
i think they always had ginger, garlic, szechuan peppercorn, etc.
Very excited! I and friends are going to try Hot Pot next Sunday for the first time!
Three Americans, two Nepali, and a Filipino... it should be great fun!
That Corvette sounds so good on bass heavy speakers!
Sameer Paranjape Woke up all my doggies! They thought we were going somewhere! Vrrroom!
I really like how you treat your subscribers. You feel welcomed and feel like you're sharing the experience.
I don't like hot pot as much as I thought I did - lol
My mother and husband loved tripe. It was the one food I would never cook, so I would send him to her house. Disgusting!
it looks nice, gotta see if Hot Pot is also available here in Nepal..
Cheers mate!!
If not, we can open one
did u found ?? i m searching still
In Québec, this dish is old as the 80s and we call it "fondue chinoise" as far as I can remember (I'm in my 40s) my parents and my siblings were eating this with cheap sauces like ketchup and mayo or onions, Chili peppers and Chili sauce. I wish we can by the two sides version of the electric heater! It is part of our winter dishes with my children and we wish we could upgrade it to the authentic Chinese version! Thanks guys!
Back in the day before the kevlar helmets the Army has now, we had steel helmets. We used them the same way you mentioned that Genghis Khan's soldiers used their helmets. Small world, isn't it?
In Hong Kong, when we eat hot pot, we use 2 different sets of chopsticks -- 1 pair (usually wood) for raw meat, the other pair (white plastic, don't put in hot water) for cooked meat. More hygenic. Many people get enteritis during winter months ...
San Gabriel Valley represent! I keep passing by this restaurant on Nogales Ave and Gale Ave since they opened, but have not checked it out yet since the reviews on Yelp haven't looked that great, now I'll definitely will give it a try now after your video. Thanks guys!
Christopher Woo uniboil was good. But I feel like hot pot is at a craze right now even though it might not take off as well as dim sum because of the health hazards . But it’s simple enough if you have your own electric pot. Though my Chinese friends say they usually buy a base for hot pot which is a little new to me. I still make it from scratch
Having grown up in the San Gabriel Valley in Socal and now living in Norcal, Chinse restaurants that cater to Chinese clientele have always been abundant. It's funny to see two guys so surprised to see these communities exist in certain areas of America. Though it does make sense since one guy grew up in Upstate NY and the other in South Africa.
Steve Valeriano Just one look at the history books will show them why that is; why a lot of Chinese are in CA.
These guys use chopsticks like experts
Holy Moly I would hope so after living in China for several years.
We learned the hard way in Chicago's Chinatown at a hot pot place that you can't just order whatever off the menu but it was the offal in our set we couldn't handle! Ours definitely tasted barnyardy and made the broth taste that way. (This set was the only option when getting hot pot.) The waiter came and just dumped it in for us. Repeatedly. We weren't eating fast enough for him... How nice of him! Glad it wasn't what you mentioned!
Kind of like fondue.
I read ground beef came from Mongolia too, and they'd carry it as military rations smashed into balls or patties and eat it raw. though considering it would rot they probably dried it like ancient beef jerky.
Agree with you Winston. hot pot in terms of flavor, is never too thrilling for me either....I always thought: "This is how young Chinese women learn to cook"..throw it all in a pot....because you have sooo many ingredients and it is time consuming and costly figuring out which combinations go best...And usually on dates, that's where we'd go...I suppose if you are observant , you can also tell a little about another's tastes by which ingredients they select....So as a social discourse, it carries weight..like you say, the experience....I'm impressed that C-Milk has a sauce combo worked out...I just keep trying different combinations...Ya know..."fail...fail...fail...that's not too bad...fail...Let me just eat this plain sauce"..It's a long process and a lot of the time, I just feel like I got nothing much to walk away with...except my time with lameizi..which is priceless
I'm absolutely in Winston's camp on meats. I loved the show guys.
That ending was hilarious XD
I've been a massive fan of hot pot ever since my first experience of it about 10-12 years ago in Montreal's Chinatown. So it was at least in some of the larger North American cities with substantial Asian populations 10+ years ago. Most places I've been to, including that first one, allow you to choose between an individual electric element on your table for each person/place setting (so if you're out with 3 friends, you each get your own pot with its own heat source), or a table-for-2 arrangement with a single element accomodating a larger pot in the center of the table. Thus the ladel-cooking is not really necessary. Also, most places are all-you-can-eat buffet style, so you choose your meats, shrimp, fish, egg, offal, veggies, whatever, and can get up to get more if you run out. I think this is one of the reasons it's making a successful run in America today - Americans LOVE buffets. Add in the fact that there are enough Chinese people living in North America who are not used to the frigid Canadian and northern American winters to keep these places in business year-round (even if they get only a few of us white folk in their doors), it's no wonder hot pot made it in North America.
Lamb fetus ?! 😱😱 NOPE!
why not; can't be much worse than chicken embryos.
Having lived in Asia for a good bit myself- I have a trick I use when I have to eat something gross and there's no way out. I try to get drunk as fast as possible -- this deadens my taste buds a bit, relaxes any gag reflex I might have, and just makes me less cognizant of the weird textures I'm eating.
It doesn't take away 100% of the grossness but it's a big help.
Oh my GOD a new one! YESSSS!!!
My Chinese friend invited me to a big New Year's banquet. I was the only non-Chinese and i heard the manager asking my friend if I would be OK with the food. She told her no worries I ate everything. We had gone food shopping together and I got beondegi (Korean roasted silk worm pupae) and she was amazed I ate bugs.
Unbelievable and great show.
These guys make UA-cam great.
Hot pot: the food you experience twice. When you first eat it and more so the next day.
Yam, lamb placenta! Yeah.
Good video, guys. Very honest. Keep them coming
Stop making me hungry so early in the morning!
Foo Fighter ikr
Lamb fetus...can't contain myself!
Appreciate your review of authentic Chinese hot pot, with the western palette. Enjoying sinigang and chicken adobo, while watching. Both Filipino foods that you would surely enjoy. Very suitable to western palette.
After watching this (great vid btw) I really, reaaaaalllllyyyy want you both to go on a food adventurer with Trevor James from The Food Ranger!
I make my mom-in-law's Manchurian style hot pot--pork and seafood complicated broth with sauerkraut added at serving, thin sliced lamb, beef, pork and lots of veggies and dofu. It's the bomb!! Sauce is equal parts soy sauce and sesame paste.
Awesome guys! I've been waiting for your new video... actually had some pork dumplings yesterday, inspired by you guys - nice to see the C4 again too; reminds me of my white one. 👍
Cool video guys!
My wife is from Sichuan (I talked you about that on our skype chat). We love making hotpot at home in the US. It's also our favorite meal to share with people that haven't had real Chinese food. Of course, we don't make it as spicy for those people as you would in Sichuan :-D! From my experience in sharing it with friends and family, I think most western people would love hot pot if they tried it. Like you said though, the experience is a huge part of it. Man, I'm getting hungry watching the video...
I wouldn't recommend using the back of your chopsticks. The boiling oil will cleanse the chopsticks almost instantly, you have a much higher chance of accidentally touching the other end of your sticks and getting raw meat on your hands. Great video btw :)
Tarak I agree. It's better to dip your chopsticks in the boiling broth for a few seconds to clean them.
Actually the best way is to use a separate pair. I do hot pot all the time. I have a separate pair of chopsticks for meat.
La Lora Loca Yes, that is really the safest way!
You guys should try some hot pot restaurants in NYC - especially in Queens - many varieties (and definitely they’ve been around here more than 10 years), although they are getting more popular all the time, especially all-you-can eat ones.
I totally agree that, the major advantage of hotpots is just the get-togetherness, while it is really just simple water boiled food. I don't understand why so many Chinese love hotpots, especially spicy hotpots, when you understand that spicy hotpots on China streets usually have industrial chemicals in them.
nice sharing
An excellent resource of valuable information. I would love to have a traditional Chinese restaurant where I live.
Not that I was eating anything, but I'm still glad Winston told that story *after* the meal. C-Milk probably was too.
what a happy ending xD
The XFY near my city (in the SF Bay Area) is super popular with all races. Chinese, Koreans, Vietnamese, Philippinos, middle easterners, Indians, Mexicans, blacks, and whites. SF Bay area people are adventurous and sophisticated. XFY is well run, clean, upper class, and expensive. That's appealing to every race who is relatively well off.
Wow a very nice review of a Chinese hotspot restaurant here in America ☺️ 10/10 review rating of Awesome 👍👍
#STAYAWESOME
Tripe is usually 'bleached' (soaked in chlorine) so it becomes pure white in color, Tripe natural color is dark (green tripe) harder to find in the states.
I just never got the appeal of Hot Pot, but apparently people like it because they are opening up all over. I think Hot Pot is kind of a "trend" emerging in non Chinese areas of the country.
I think they kind of hit the nail on the head, it's a social experience more than anything
I think it is popular because it is relatively cheap and the variety appeals to everyone in a group. Kind of like the salad bars or buffet bars in vegas.
Love this series. Also, gotta say, I suddenly feel how you mean when someone calls you a foreigner in your own country. I wouldn't have noticed it before but several times now at my work, in the middle of OHIO, I've heard little kids and even an adult call me a Laowhy. I can honestly say it was confusing but ultimately hilarious.
I've yet to get to try hot pot, but I was researching it last week, I am interested lol
I had a Chinese roommate in college. A number of us were staying in town for the winter holiday and he wanted to do a hot pot. So, being a new experience, we thought it would be a lot of fun to try. There were all kinds of different things, and there was probably about 10 of us there as well.
Well, this girl that was there with us, I didn't know her well personally, tries the tripe, without knowing what it was. I happened to have my camera out and I got a picture of the moment that she realized what she was eating. Great time, we had a lot of fun!
You guys should do an extra show of how much weight you gained after trying all the best chinese restaurant in U.S
There is a Buddhist temple in hacienda heights. This is why there are many Chinese and Asians in the heights areas. Also in Monterey park as well. I had my 1st hotpot ever in Monterey Park
R Aldrich. I think it is the other way around: the temple followed the people. BTW, Chinese Buddhism bans eating meat. Monks and devout followers are vegetarians.
Slo Mo I never said what you just said I grew up in that area I know when the temple is built and I know the Chinese were there before that before you start posting something I never even said make sure you read and understand what I wrote have a good day
Absolutely! - it's the experience and novelty that are appealing but hotpot sucks as a food; right-on, C-milk, it's way over rated... Solid episode, gents!
hotpot is not a food，it is just a method of cooking and eating，you can eat whatever you want
I don't eat methods but after eating hotpot about 50 times in Sichuan Province, I think I might like to try...
you need cold beer with hot pot... makes a huge difference when you are buzzed lol
The tripe in China is actually the “natural” look. In North America, tripe is bleached to give it a “cleaner” look and to add more texture to it. :)
Love love love this serious. I wish it was posted more often. Keep it up guys!! Love the food videos.
San Gabriel Valley is known to be the epicenter for Chinese cuisine in America. Famous Chefs from around the world, when they visit LA, make it a point to visit the San Gabriel Valley. There are also a lot of Korean restaurants in the area. The main reason has to do with the real estate market and the import/export companies that locate to the City of Industry. The City of Industry is a very small part of Los Angeles County (population is around 200 people), but is a federally designated Foreign Trade Zone by the US Customs. Many high-tech companies have their warehouses in the City of Industry because of import duty exemptions and streamlined customs processing. Even though only 200 people live in the City of Industry, there are 2,500 business and 80,000 jobs within its borders. Many of the workers and business owners are Chinese and live in the surrounding communities of Rowland Heights, Diamond Bar, Walnut, and West Covina.
Looks yummy ...except gotta agree with Winston ...no organs
You don't like chicken skin?
Winston: (HOT POT) It's not as much about the food as it is about the experience. SO TRUE, hot pot is not usually peoples favorite food, but if it's cold outside or you feel a little sick or hungover or want to eat family style for cheap, HOT POT IS AWESOME.
Totally fun and awesome (except for the chili-choking and lamb fetus). God bless America! :o)
Also, about that spicy girl thing. Hot doesn't have the same double meaning in Chinese as it has in modern English.
Spicy girl has nothing to do with looks, it's to do with personality.
Bowman C. yeah thats what i thought like a fiery temper more than looks right?
Leo Taxil
Yes, fiery temper, more decisive, non-conservative, extravert, not very shy, something like that.
This episode made me hungry and then by the end, not so hungry.
Do the crying of the lambs still keep you awake at nite...can you hear their screams...tell me about it....ththththththththth
I kinda want to try the lamb fetus lol
wow i cant believe you guys were in my area in Rowland of all places. there are many really delicious Asian places in Rowland, Irvine, and LA.
Can you not just shake your chopsticks in the oil after handling raw meat to burn off excess meatage?
Yes, you can. But hopefully the people you eat with share the same habit of using serving chopsticks and not their own.
true, didn't quite think that through
Guys, the hotpot stuff is very common happy hour food for Chinese, very much like Korean and Japanese BBQ,shabu shabu and all. Most Americans who has Chinese or Asian friends in the united states has had hotpot and it ain't a whole lotta difference from one to another as in "ingredients". Although there r massive amount of different ingredients one can "boil" inside the pot. The key of good hot pot is not its "ingredients" u can boil . It's how well the "soup base" is prepared. Has it been braised long enough, to capture the essence of the beef, pork,lamb, or sea food such and such. for Sichuan hotpot, it is predominently the numbing spicy, it is Sichuan style only, for people who like Sichuan style spicy! Other than that It is "all" about the soup base. The ingredients u dump in the hotpot to boil is exactly the same from one hotpot joint from another, maybe one have few more exotic item than another. However to criticize a hotpot for it's "authenticity", is "not" on the ingredient u can put in the pot, It is "all" about how well the "soup base" done!!
I’m sorry, but if you knocked me out in China and I woke up at that restaurant, I’d know I was in America because of the ice water. There’s no cold water in China.