火锅 (huǒguō) The Chinese Hot Pot

In this Mandarin episode, I talk about 火锅 (huǒguō) the Chinese Hot Pot: What do the name characters mean? What consist of a 火锅 (huǒguō) meal? And why do Chinese people all over the world love 火锅 (huǒguō)? Here are some useful words: 加热Jiārè: add heat, heat up锅底guō dǐ: soup base清汤qīngtāng: clear soup/broth麻辣málà: numbing spicy食材shícái: "food material," ingredients煮开/煮熟zhǔ kāi/zhǔ shú: Boiled/cooked切成薄片qiè chéng bópiàn: sliced to thin pieces蘸酱zhàn jiàng Dipping sauce配调料pèi tiáoliào...