The Difference Between Ground and Side Cookers

The main difference between ground pot and side pot is the cooking method and the region.

1. Cooking method: Ji-nabe dishes are pasted around an iron pot, with a fire underneath, and are mostly cooked by stewing, steaming or broiling. Side pot dishes, on the other hand, are fried in a frying pan with the ingredients, and then mixed with the fried sauce to eat.

2. The region: the ground pot dishes originated from the traditional pot stove in rural China, mostly in the north of Jiangsu Province. Side pot dishes, on the other hand, are a representative of the characteristics of the oil region, mainly popular in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

Overall, there is a clear difference in cooking methods and location between ground pot and side pot.