Charm of Chongqing Food Culture —— Chongqing Hotpot Culture

Chongqing hot pot is a very distinctive food in China today, and it is also a traditional diet in Chongqing. Originated in the Ming Dynasty, many people go to Chongqing to eat a delicious meal. But many people don't know much about Chongqing's hot pot culture. How much do you know about Chongqing hot pot culture?

Next, let's find the answer together from the perspective of food culture!

Cultural Characteristics of Chongqing Hotpot

1 reflects the inclusiveness of China cooking. The word "hot pot" is not only the name of pot and container, but also the unity of technology and eating method of pot and container.

2. It embodies the harmony contained in China's diet. From the use of raw materials and soup materials to the coordination of cooking techniques, we should seek common ground while reserving differences and sum up the differences, so as to perfectly combine meat and vegetables, raw and cooked, spicy and fresh and sweet, tender and crisp and rotten, fragrant and strong with alcohol. Especially in folk customs, Chongqing hot pot presents a harmonious scene and psychological feelings, creating a cultural atmosphere of "concentricity, gathering, sharing and happiness".

3. It is very popular. In Chongqing, from the official to the folk, everyone prefers Chongqing hot pot, and almost every family will cook it.

The influence of Chongqing hotpot

Due to the influence of Chongqing hot pot, Sichuan hot pot has gradually flourished and its content has become richer. Most of the hot pots in Sichuan are mainly Chongqing hot pot, and the hot pots in various places are tributaries, which merge into a river of food. With the passage of time, Chongqing hot pot gradually became popular all over the country, and large hot pot brands such as Dezhuang, Little Swan, Qin Ma, Kong Liang, Sister Su and Strange Hot Pot emerged. Among them, there are 10 hot pot enterprises with well-known trademarks and famous trademarks in China, and 17 hot pot enterprises with annual turnover exceeding 100 million yuan, of which 14 has successively entered the top 100 catering enterprises in China. Among the top 20 hot pot enterprises in 2005, Chongqing accounted for 1 1.

Chongqing hot pot is not only fragrant in large and medium-sized cities and border towns in China, but also as a part of Bayu culture, it has traveled across oceans and settled in Japan and Nanyang. Chongqing hot pot is very popular in Hongkong and Taiwan Province. In foreign countries, such as Japan, the United States and Russia, Chongqing hot pot also has a certain influence. China sent Shenzhen Huaxia Snacks to train Chongqing hot pot senior chefs, and MasahiroTaijun went to Japan to perform. Japanese friends spoke highly of Chongqing hot pot and were full of praise. They think Chongqing hot pot is "the best food in China", which shows the attraction and influence of Chongqing hot pot.

Chongqing Hotpot Shen Yi

20 14, Chongqing Hotpot officially applied for national intangible cultural heritage protection. At present, diet-related items are not uncommon in China's national intangible cultural heritage protection list, but China's diet is a blank in the world-class intangible cultural heritage protection list. Relevant persons of Chongqing Hotpot Association said that Chongqing Hotpot applied for national heritage mainly to protect the traditional frying skills, skills, hot pot utensils and eating methods of hot pot, hoping that the traditional skills and hot pot culture of Chongqing Hotpot can be passed down in large-scale industrial production.