Spicy incense pot is a Sichuan dish

Spicy incense pot originated in Chongqing, China. It is a spicy flavor dish in Sichuan and Chongqing and is a Sichuan cuisine.

The spicy hot pot is characterized by spicy, spicy, fresh, fragrant, oily and mixed. The taste is diverse and a variety of ingredients can be matched at will.

The origin of the dish

The earliest legend of spicy hotpot originated from the Tang Dynasty. According to legend, in the early Tang Dynasty, there were four porters in Jinyun Mountain, Chongqing. They were ordered by the government to deliver a batch of magical artifacts to Jinyun Temple.

This batch of magical artifacts was very heavy. The four porters set out early in the morning and did not climb halfway up the mountain until late in the evening. The porters were tired and hungry, but the deadline set by the government was that night, and they did not dare to delay for even a moment. The four porters discussed one by one and decided to lighten their burden and buried all their messy belongings under a tree. The porters only left some dry food such as dried meat and yuba that they brought with them and continued towards the top of the mountain.

When they finally stood in front of Jinyun Temple, there was sudden thunder and lightning, and it was about to rain heavily. The porter hurriedly knocked on the temple door, but whether it was because the thunder was too loud or because it was too late at night, the monks inside the temple didn't hear it at all. After a while, it rained heavily. Four porters huddled under the eaves of the temple gate, feeling cold and hungry. One porter took out a small iron pot he had brought, and everyone put the food they had brought into the pot together. When cooking, in order to ward off the cold, a lot of chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns are added, euphemistically known as "spicy pot".

After a while, the aroma from the pot wafted out, and the four hungry porters were preparing to have a feast. Unexpectedly, at this time, the temple door behind them opened with a "ah" sound.

It turned out that all the monks in the temple were asleep, and the thunder could not wake them up. Unexpectedly, the scent woke up the monks in their dreams, and they followed the smell and opened the door. The monks asked the porters what they were eating, and the porters replied that it was spicy hotpot. The old monk swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, "It's not only spicy, but also very fragrant."

So, after the porters handed over the ritual tools, they went down the mountain. Just spread this "spicy hot pot" to the surrounding villages, and for a while, the aroma spread from all over the country.