Sichuan has spicy hot pot, while Chun’an has Linqi Hot Pot (临岐暖锅)! Every New Year's Eve when family members reunite, every house relocation, every wedding banquet, every ancestral ancestry ... as long as it is an important occasion, on the dining table of Linqi people, there is always a fresh, spicy, salty and fragrant hot pot. Now, Linqi Hot Pot utensil making and gourmet cooking skills have been included in the county's intangible cultural heritage.
The most authentic cooking method of the "Linqi style" hot pot is the combination of meat and vegetables, which are stacked in four layers. The bottom layer is made with fresh radishes, which are cut into slices, boiled in boiling water, and then put into the pot; the second layer is tofu, which is cut into square slices, and then added in sequence; the third layer is pork belly, which is cooked in advance; the fourth layer is kelp; Lastly, Chun’an spicy sauce is added to season the taste.
In China, there is an old saying “Good tastes result from stewing”. The longer the hot pot is stewed, the more delicious it is. The essence of various ingredients is incorporated into the soup, which is then absorbed by sponge-like tofu. A bit of the tofu and your mouth will be filled with fragrance.
Where to go
Linqi Town or Yaoshan Town in Chun'an County 淳安县临岐镇、瑶山乡
In addition to tasting a hot pot, what else can you do on a beautiful April day? Let's find out together!
Explore Linqi Town
In Linqi, in addition to eating a hot pot, you can also watch the hundred-mu (1 mu is roughly equal to 666 sq m) rapeseed blossoms, visit Yiju Kangyang RV Campsite (怡居康养房车营地) to stay at a Boutique B&B, visit the Chinese Herbal Medicine Museum, taste medicinal meals, and experience the bonfire party.
Explore Yaoshan Town
In Yaoshan, in the morning you can go to Langkou Traditional Chinese Medicine Sightseeing Garden (琅口中药材观光园) in Yaoshan Town to visit the “sea of flowers”, to experience tea leaves picking in Langdong Village (琅洞村); and to visit the Swing Museum in Hejia Village (何家村).
Then at noon eat a fresh, spicy, salty and fragrant hot pot. After taking a nap, you can head to Tianping Village (天坪村) for fun in the mountains and experience making wild burdock leave Kuih, digging stalagmites in Tianping Village, mountain stream trekking, watching the sunset at dusk, and watching the sunrise at dawn.
Tour Consultation
Linqi Town: Yu Ronghua (+86 18857135134/685134)
Yaoshan Town: Wang Shan (15757119912/729912)