Malatang and Tanghulu are quickly promoted as traditional Korean food after they are introduced to Korea. These actions have caused Koreans to have a bad impression around the world.South Korea is such a small place but it has all the culture of China. I think everyone can guess who stole from whom based on logic.
I love this stuff. In a good Sichuan Restaurant here in Shenzhen it's so spicy, that some people, even Chinese, almost start crying for their mama. But it's damned delicious. One of my favourite Chinese dishes. Thanks a lot for sharing.
The gun dao ("celtuce") can also be called "Asparagus Lettuce" or "A Choy" at grocery stores with english labels on the produce. Some Asaparagus Lettuce don't come with the leaves, and sometimes A Choy doesn't come with the delicious thick stalk... The great part of this is that stalk in the hot pot, after it cooks for 10-15 minutes (depending on thickness of the cuts) it becomes extremely tender and flavorful (don't overcook, it's difficult to pick up without it breaking).
@@YiSichuanKitchen Thank you for the recipe. I also cooked it after commenting on your video. My wife usually makes mala tang for us, but this time I was on my own. I substituted the standard hot pot butter & spices brick for half a HaiDiLao spicy hot pot broth packet (highly suggest to use half or less, as the soup will be too spicy to enjoy the broth if you use more than half the packet). Frozen Tofu also goes extremely well in this dish (buy standard medium firmness tofu, cut into chunks and freeze overnight (always have some on hand :D)).
This looks amazing! What kind of sesame paste brand do you use though? I've been using the tahini sesame in a squeezable bottle they sell at walmart. Wanna see if it would be different if I use a certain brand of sesame paste. I have just recently been into all these chinese sichuan food so i am not sure what is a good brand for sesame paste. I saw a glimpse of your rice cooking wine, i'll go find that at my local grocery store. Thanks!!!
Try to find Wang Zhi He 王致和 Sesame Paste at your local chinese grocery store. Really really excellent. Only thing which the video doesn't explicitly say (but I saw Yi do it in the video), parcel out the sesame paste into a ceramic or glass bowl, and ladle some of the boiling soup broth in to make it really easy to break down and evenly mix. That way, when you pour it back into the soup, you shouldn't find any chunks of sesame paste later (and the flavor will be more full-bodied) :D
