The main difference between Sichuan hot pot and Chongqing hot pot is the base. Chongqing hot pot mainly uses butter as the base, while Sichuan hot pot mainly uses clear oil.

The old oil of Chongqing hot pot is very famous. The spicy aroma of Chongqing hot pot mainly comes from the aroma of ingredients condensed in the old oil. Other spices except chili, onion, ginger, garlic, etc. are rarely added. The base of Sichuan hot pot is mainly rapeseed oil, and its aroma is mainly derived from a mixture of various spices in the hot pot base.

Secondly, the dipping sauce for Chongqing hot pot is usually "oil dish" and there is no sesame sauce that northerners often eat. Sichuan hot pot has become more popular after the New Year evolution. In addition to oil dish, you can also choose other dipping sauces. , such as sesame sauce and so on.

Thirdly, Jiugongge is generally Chongqing hot pot, and Yuanyang pot is generally Chengdu hot pot.

Another interesting phenomenon is that Chongqing hot pot generally does not emphasize that it is Chongqing hot pot, while Sichuan hot pot generally prefers to emphasize the terms "Sichuan flavor" and "Bashu". For example, the Dalongyan hot pot that we are more familiar with is Chongqing hot pot, and other famous spicy hot pots are basically Sichuan hot pot.