From raw ingredients to simmering broth, an immersive hotpot park reveals heritage, craft and steaming innovation, Tan Yingzi and Deng Rui report in Chongqing.
Embarking on an immersive tour at a renowned hotpot industrial park in Southwest China's Chongqing, known as the nation's hotpot capital, is a surreal yet exhilarating experience for food lovers and culinary pilgrims alike.
On Nov 28, 56-year-old Bu Qifang from Chuzhou, Anhui province, completed what she described as a long-planned post-retirement pilgrimage to Zhoujunji Hotpot Food Industrial Park in Jiulongpo district. A lifelong fan of hotpot, Bu left the place with a large box of spicy Chongqing hotpot soup base, to take home to fellow hotpot enthusiasts in her family.
