Trying Chongqing Hotpot for the First Time 🇨🇳 

This local Chongqing hotpot was a delicious challenge for sure 👍 we enjoyed chatting with the locals and experiencing the real Chongqing

我是中国人，我去重庆旅行的时候吃重庆火锅辣到我了。太辣了，我喝了很多牛奶🤣🤣🤣You are very brave.

Cucumbers are eaten raw to relieve the spiciness and do not need to be placed in hot pot. Eating hot pot, drinking beer, can also reduce the spiciness. As long as Chinese people are not from Sichuan and Chongqing, they usually choose Double-flavor hot pot, and dare not order pure spicy food.

So nice of the restaurant employee to offer you a lower level of spice. They cared about you and your experience even though it would have cost them more. You guys have been so nice to the locals and so open minded. Really enjoy watching your adventure.

Each province in China has its own unique culture and cuisine, and even different types of hot pot. In my hometown of Jilin Province, you can taste different cuisines. I look forward to your exploration.

Sichuan hotpot and Chongqing hotpot are generally the same, so the dipping sauces are similar as well. The most basic recipe in Chongqing includes minced garlic, MSG, and sesame oil. In Sichuan, the basic ingredients are usually minced garlic, oyster sauce, and sesame oil. Other ingredients can be added according to personal preference. So next time when you have hotpot, just make sure the basic three ingredients are correct.

Chongqing hot pot is all about offals so it's very hardcore, but it may be a little bit weird for foreigners haha. We usually order dishes like duck intestine, chicken stomach, beef tripe, pork blood, pork kidney, beef or pork aorta etc and most of them only need like 10 seconds of cooking😋

There is quite a bit of knowledge required to enjoy hotpot properly. While I hope a local can guide you through it, I applaud your spirit of exploration.

love the way u said mixture of pain and pleasure. That's the killing part for hotpot lovers!

I‘m a Chongqinger living in the Europe, your videos of CQ really made me feel homesick! Just keep exploring China and enjoy all the experiences. Bon voyage!

Just a little extra info for you guys here. There are quite a number of types of hotpots in China and Sichuan hotpot is definitely among the most popular ones across the nation. As a Chinese from northern part of the country, I personally have never been a big fan of the dipping oil of Sichuan hotpot. But according to the locals, the oil not only add extra flavor to the stuffs you cook in the pot, more importantly it helps ease the spiciness to some extent. (And for people who can't really handle or enjoy the extreme spiciness, me included, they will often choose half-and-half soup base.) I myself would always turn to other dipping options like sesame sauce or vinegar & soy sauce mix. But its just my personal preference I guess. Looking forward to seeing you guys explore other parts of China in the future.

It's so nice of you. When people say their English is bad, your response is so wise and kind. Chinese is more difficult for foreigners to translate, however, we can type and input alphabet anyway rather than just rely on picture translation.

两个小老外真猛啊，好歹点个鸳鸯锅，这不辣翻天

There is sesame oil in your bowl. The cooked ingredients should be fully dipped in sesame oil, which will allow some capsaicin to dissolve in the sesame oil and it will not be particularly spicy.

Some hotpot restaurants offer an option to order different kind of base soups, i normally order1 spicy and the other just plain broth base soup

LOL It's fun to watch you guys eat the fiery pot. Interesting that the people there treated you like locals.

Yes, most foreign travelers can't stand Chongqing's spicy hot pot, but it's really delicious and well worth the travel experience.

I would like to give you a suggestion, if you choose to eat hot pot next time, you must order "Gadobao"“加多宝”， this is a kind of herbal tea drink, can relieve the pain brought by chili, better than milk.

我中國廣東人，想像得到你們的感受，首先是挑戰重廈的麻辣吃上了又害怕它的麻辣但又愛上它的麻辣，这种又愛又恨又停不下來的感覺，我第一次重慶也这样後來到超市买牛奶酸奶中和一下好多了，但屁股真的受不了火辣辣的，但去重慶我还是要吃，回廣東真的不能吃氣候水土关係吃了喉嚨痛上火

For Chinese hot pot, sesame paste is #1 basic ingredients.

areK so delicious! My hometown Chongqing, you find the right place, authentic hotpot places are in the residential area.

Great video like usual!

No wonder you guys are two mad explorers! I dare not to try spicy hot-pot at ChongQing at all! You are brave!

Tomorrow morning will be a big challenge for you guys, good luck😆

Vinegar can significantly reduce the stinging sensation caused by peppers

Usually, I will order some drinks or sweets to "解辣"(help with the spicies). Soymilk, coke, or some local sweet of Sichuan, like "冰粉"(icy-jelly with brown sugar) or “糍粑”(glutinous rice cake with brown sugar). New things like "冰汤圆"(a special ice-cream with bubble, glutinous rice cake and so on) are also very good.

Whether hot pot is delicious or not, the dipping sauce is very important

中国人只要不是川渝地区的，一般都是选鸳鸯锅，不敢点纯辣的。你们太猛了😂

You guys are so adventurous LOL. Maybe it's too late but I still want to offer some tips: 1. For someone not super good at eating spicy food, it's better to not put anything that looks red into your dipping sauce because the broth is already very spicy. (That tiny fresh chopped chilli pepper is especially spicy). 2. Cantonese sausage is not a common choice for hotpot in general, but maybe it's popular in Chongqing. Cantonese sausage has a very interesting texture and can appear in a lot of other dishes (like Bao Zai Fan) 3. Yes cucumber is quite common in China. But I feel people enjoy it more when served as a salad rather than a cooked dish. Definitely try 拍黄瓜(smacked cucumber, Chinese cucumber salad) if you come across it. 4. Take care of yourself. You might feel uncomfortable after eating hotpot, not because it's not clean, but because your stomache is not used to such a large amount of very spicy food. 5. Potatoes are common in China, but they are more used as a veggie rather than served as a staple food. 6. I recommend ordering dairy-based drink, that will ease the spiciness. 7. Chongqing and Sichuan hotpot have a lot of interesting organ choices (鹅肠goose intenstine, 黄喉aorta of cow or pig, etc.) Recommend you give it a try if you are OK with organs. 8. Kinda wise to not order leafy veggies with this red-broth only hotpot. It could be bloody spicy as it absorbs insane amount of broth.

You guys are really brave! By the way, cucumbers are eaten raw and are great for relieving spiciness.

So brave，I can't even eat conventional hotpot in both Chengdu and Chongqing，funny thing is，I'm a 100% chengdu raised local and the legend says we are able to eat fire。Just bravo to try，salute！

Next time you order hotpot, order a YuanYangGuo which is like Yin and Yang that give you a choice of both spicy and no spicy soup/stew. Good job mate 👍 ❤

@@ Finally someone is eating the real authentic Chinese food. This may be too spicy for you. Try some foreigner's favorite food like 'Gong bao Chicken", "Yu Xiang Rou Si"

You should order a double-flavor pot (half spicy). I guarantee you'll feel a little uncomfortable when you poop the next day. Great video. Your pronunciation of Chongqing(重庆)and Chengdu( 成都)is very good.

You guys are really -"Two mad explorers", so dare to try the local level of spiciness. You guys really made me laugh & cries throughout the whole video 🤣😝

The authentic hot pot includes tripe, duck intestines, wide noodles, yellow throat, shrimp balls, beef balls, and crispy pork.

Actually, many Chinese people are not very receptive to the local hot pot in Chongqing because it is just too spicy and you may feel stomach pain if you eat too much of it. Supposed that the food around Jiangsu and Zhejiang in China might be more friendly, such as Suzhou and Wuxi. People there love sweet dishes.

竟然点纯红锅底哈哈哈 重庆食物对于外地人来说是真的辣，以前直飞回国飞重庆，吃了一次重庆老火锅，结果就是后来我都选择直飞别的城市了。🤣

I am from Tianjin, China, and welcome you to visit China. I wish you a happy visit!❤❤❤

重庆火锅的辣是全国出名的，我们普通吃辣的中国人到了重庆都只敢点微微辣，所以对你们不能吃太多辣的外国人来说最好的选择是微微辣+其它锅底的组合，你们今天点的菜，除了牛肉片其它的都需要在锅里煮个十分钟左右更好吃，黄瓜、南瓜、土豆都要煮烂一点，会更加软糯入味，牛肉片只需要在热锅里涮烫10秒左右，牛肉慢慢变色了直到粉红色就可以吃了，这样最鲜嫩。

5:33 Hao you = oyster sauce Chongqing hotpot is the hottest and spiciest food I have ever eaten in my entire life. Being a regular eater of bird eyes chillies from Malaysia, I was in excruciating pain when eating this dish in China.

Chongqing is perhaps one of the most straightforward local cultures in China. They may seem to be bit too blunt at certain point, but sometimes that could be downright helpful

Hi both, I am happy to see that you are traveling more confidently and with more ease after so many trips in different cities, I have been watching your videos throughout the whole journey. One big advice for food try ChaoShan beef hotpot, it is not spicy at all and it will blow your mind away, the texture of the beef should be a new world to you, I definitely recommend you look for a one with high ratings and they are easy to find in any big cities!🎉

It's really brave to try this in Chongqing. If you feel too much spicy, you could also have some rice combined with the meat, so great.

当然可以，下面是将您的话翻译成英文： "Haha, next time when asking for help, use a translation app. Chinese people are not shy, especially when facing foreigners and having language barriers, they really don't know what to say and how to help."

You guys are even way braveier than many locals😮

The small can of oil you are holding is sesame oil, which is not only fragrant but also effectively reduces the feeling of spiciness

Chinese parents would teach children how to eat hot pots, like how to boil the thin meat, how to make dipping sauces and the boiling time for each food. It supposed to make a big challenge for you to try hot pot without knowing how to eat it, hope one day there would be some introduction in the restaurant that can help visitors knowing how to eat hot pot hahah. BTW I practiced to eat a lot spicy food before the first time trying Chongqing Hot Pot, it is the spiciest hot pot in China, even many Chinese can not afford it, you are really brave👍

I can not help busting of laugh. You guys are fun and brave. The pumpkins can soak lot of oil which is where the most spice concentrated in. Tingling is a unique spice that served in Sichuan (Chongqing) area.

you both are brave......I can't those that much spice...I'll be asking for cold drink.

Great video! Just wanna share my experience about the Chongqing Hotpot: 1. Authenticity: try to pick the “crisscross” pots (i.e. the pots divided in 9 cubicles). That’s the most authentic Chongqing hotpot and the cubicles also divide the pot into different regions of varying temperatures which you can use to cook different kinds of food. 2. Know your limits: do pick the chilli hot pots (otherwise it wouldn’t be authentic) but unless you’re a pro, I’d suggest you pick the lowest chilliness level. Even as a southern Chinese who likes eating chilli food, I can only handle the lowest chilli level in Chongqing. 3. Dipping: best to let the waiters prepare the dipping for you as they know what is the most authentic. Also the 精油 (vegetable oil) is the soul of the dipping and the most important. 4. Vegetable oil: the oil in the dipping is very helpful because it cools down the food, dissolves the chilli in the food, and also forms a protective membrane around the food as you swallow. But after several servings you will find that your dipping will have become red due to the amount of chilli that has dissolved in it, by which time the dipping is no longer helpful. When you see this it is best to get a new bowl of dipping. You might need to refresh your dipping 4 to 5 times over the course of a meal.

As a Sichuan people, you said the mouthful when you say "mixture of pain and pleasure"😀 that's why people can't stop eating. Next time, if you still think about doing it, try the version you can have 1 spicy and 1 not spicy (tomato, mushroom, etc)

Authentic Chinese food is usually in some ordinary street shops instead of some fancy restaurants.🎉🎉🎉That's a public secret in China.

Your faces are so funny. It's really brave. I'm from southern China. I really can't eat such hot pot

The black sauce is 蚝油 Hao You (oyster sauce)

As a Chinese, ChongQing is one of the spiciest cities in China, most Chinese even can't take the spicy level of ChingQing. I consider myself a spicy lover, there is nothing spicy in Canada for me, but I can only stand for mild Chongqing hotpot. For a spicy hotpot, the longer it boils, the spicier it gets. I can imagine how you feel lol.

You kissed the night view fron Haidilao because you couldn’t find the way the first time, also, hotpot, you need to order half half pot, and order some veggie and noodles or potato for the non spicy half pot to balance the spicy’ only locals can bear the all spicy pot, even Chinese from other provinces can’t take it.

Thank you very much for sharing your experience in China

作为一个中国人，我很佩服你们两个有挑战这么辣的火锅的勇气，要是我，至少点个鸳鸯锅，就是既有辣的也有不辣的锅底，自己可以两边选择。。。

You guys are so cute😂 For beef and lamb 🥩, I recommend to use the strainer ladle 🥄 to hold a bunch of meat so that you don’t need to cook them one by one and it’s less exhausted to hold. Beef and lamb usually are perfectly cooked after 15-30 seconds ⏰ , which are tender and juicy 😋 . For vegetables like potatoes and pumpkins 🥔, you can just directly throw them into the pot since they need more time. You can use your chopsticks to poke them to tell whether they’re cooked 🥢. Usually cucumbers 🥒 play a role of reducing spiciness by eating them raw due to they’re fresh and cool 🧊. However, these are all my personal suggestions, it’s totally up to everyone to decide how to eat, because it’s a lot of fun to explore the way of eating a new cuisine isn’t it❤

Praise your bravery, brother. I dare not taste so spicy

The next time you try Chinese hot pot, you can choose some more localized orders. Usually, Chinese people rarely eat meat when eating hot pot, but choose duck intestines, duck blood, lunch meat, hairy tripe, yellow throat, fat intestines, Gongcai, and broad noodles. Try it next time! 😊

I'm from Chongqing, China. Foreigners generally can't eat chili. I suggest Double-flavor hot pot, one side is spicy hotpot, the other side is light hotpot

重庆人表示很厉害，我在外地待的时间久了，回去吃怎么辣，隔天起来一定会拉肚子。推荐下次吃火锅的时候一定要喝饮料（唯怡或者王老吉）。还可以试一试重庆的江湖菜。

Ordering a spicier option in Chingqing😮 you guys are real worriers

我真佩服你们两个外国人，我每次去成都，重庆，我都只吃小辣或者是鸳鸯锅，还不敢吃大辣😂你们真棒👍👍

I'm not from the province but from my personal experience the pot gets hotter as you eat cuz the water evaporates and the broth gets more intense until the server comes adding extra base broth.

I watch your videos on the Chinese version of TikTok every episode

Hahahahaha....you guys are so funny! Hope you enjoy!

The reason for adding sesame oil to the seasoning is to make the food taste less spicy. The principle is to use new sesame oil to melt off and replace the hot pot's spicy oil, but the flavour will still be there. So next time you may just keep adding new sesame oil😆

Chongqing hot pot is really spicy and distinctive. The blending of this kind of dipping sauce is very complicated. Only when you try it many times can you find the most suitable for you. If you are interested, you can try Beijing copper pot shabu-shabu, which is bone soup base, not spicy. In addition, northern China generally eats three mixed dipping sauces: sesame sauce, sesame oil and green onion. Southern China generally eats garlic, millet pepper (this is an extremely spicy specialty pepper) and sesame oil. if you feel too spicy to eat, you must ask the clerk for help or drink an iced drink.

下次可以选择番茄火锅，鸳鸯火锅

You are truly brave; most Chinese people cannot accept the spicier Chongqing hotpot either. Additionally, the quality of beef in China is very good, generally, it should be cooked for no more than one minute. If you like beef but not spicy food, I recommend the Chaoshan beef hotpot from Guangdong; the freshly sliced beef is exceptionally good.

Glad your first stop was chengdu，you could get used to the spicy food before you try food in chongqing.❤❤❤

Chongqing hotpot is challenging even for us spicy lovers in China, it's more spicy than Chengdu hotpot. They got different rate of spicy to choose(extra spicy, spicy, little spicy, little little spicy). For tourists and average spicy lovers, little little spicy is enough😂

Eating hot pot, just remember this tip for beef: 7 times up 8 times down（七上八下），that means 15 seconds😊

Can't stop laughing looking at your facial expression after every bite of the spicy food. Glad you guys enjoyed the spicy challenge.

The value that China offers apart from the myriads of variety and flavors is just incredible.

If you eat something too spicy, I suggest you eat some dairy products, such as milk, yogurt, milk tea, rice and bread, which can also have a certain degree of neutralizing effect on capsaicin（I'm Chongqing person）

Eating cucumber I usually just dip them inside the spicy soup for two seconds in order to keep them crunchy and sweet..the meat and all fish..meat balls put them all inside the soup ..not the beef..uh the beef just dip inside for about 3/4 seconds...

You can ask for a bottle of hot water, and dip the spicy food in the water to make it less spicy. That's what I do when I enjoyed the spicy hotspot.

I admire your courage!

To Naomi： When everyone sees you put a lot of red chili peppers-- "Wow! She is so brave. We locals don’t dare to do that.” When the man who helps you hears “nuts” as "辣子（ local dialect name for chili peppers）"，and added more chili for you-- “hahahhahhahahahhahahahhahahaha”

as a Chinese from Shanghai, I will never try hot pot in Chongqing because it's the Mexican food in China. China is a country with size bigger than Europe and 4 times population than the US. Actually you are more or less like traveling in a continent than a single country. Travel from Shanghai to Chongqing is just like you travel from England to Turkey. You guys are so brave to try the hot pot in Chongqing without choosing the hotpot with options. Good luck to your stomach tomorrow 😅😅😅.

The Chongqing "4 hots" : Hot weather, hot food, hot arguments, hot ladies.

Life experience tells you that you need to have a plan when you go out and a guide when you travel. Search on the browser for how to eat and you will get the answer. Why be lazy? Save some energy, otherwise you will make a fool of yourself. As long as you are willing to learn, you can also make a non-spicy shuangyang hotpot. We are all human beings, why should others be afraid of you, you are not a wild dog? First of all, don't take yourself too seriously. It's not that others are afraid of you, but that others have limited time and have their own things to do. It is not their obligation to help you. The boy with glasses has been helping you, and he still has a smile on his face. Can you find such a patient person in your hometown?

Tip 1 for hotpot beginner, add more vinegar in the dipping source can bring down the spice level.

For my dipping sauce, I usually like to add a bit of soy and oyster sauces. Some green onions, sesame seeds or sesame oil, etc. I also add a bit of the broth that's boiling in the pot and give everything a good mix.

其实火锅馆里的氛围就是这样“大吼大叫”，那正是放开豪放的表现，亲朋好友在火锅馆里聚会，欢快高兴敞开心扉

Eating spicy hot pot in Chongqing can be interpreted as an act of self-abuse; you are in pain and happy. Although your tongue feels like it's being hammered over and over again, it's still great inside.

When foreigners come to China, it is recommended that they first go to the university town to find someone to communicate with, it is easy to find students who can speak a foreign language in these areas, and you can also refer to their suggestions for the travel guide. Generally, young people are very helpful. In addition, if you do not understand or feel uncomfortable during the travel process, you can use translation software to ask local people for help, giving priority to young people, because young people are relatively good at Mandarin. The translation software is more accurate.

Luke and Naomi, you guys are in luck if you are still in China for this coming Monday ( June the 10th ) because It will be the Dumpling Festival day, do try to eat them either the one with savoury taste( meat and salty egg yolk filling) or the sweeter one, all are wrapped in a Lotus leaves

very impressive and bravo to you two! 😄

Wow spicy spicy

It is best to eat hot pot with some ice beer and ice drinks. The alternation of hot and cold will make you feel more comfortable.

😂😂😂

You guys are bravo, cheers for you two to challenge Chongqing hotpot with only one spicy boiled broth. Enjoy watching your video.

hahaha he said you can use a translator app if you need any help. You said okey-dokey lol 😂

My favourite hotpot was slightly spicy.I think you both was so so brave to try such super spicy hotpot😅

I saw you two taking hot port that OVER spiced for your level. Next time order Less spiced one. About the cooking time for beef, it is about 10 to 15 seconds will be good. but you add more time for other meals. When you visit Hong Kong, Shenzhen or Guangzhou, the restaurants always have staff (or client) understand English, ask them for cooking time, for personal source maxing, for balancing your order, I think that you needed to order more green vegetables, and normally green vegetables are not expences at all. ....... Hope you enjoy your trip. Best wish from a Chinese living in Toronto.