HOTPOT! A-Kuan Taiwanese Hotpot Chain

Yummy goodness =]

Hot pot (Chinese: 火锅; pinyin: huǒ guō), or less commonly Chinese fondue, refers to several Chinese varieties of steamboat stew. It consists of a simmering metal pot of stock at the center of the dining table. While the hot pot is kept simmering, ingredients are placed into the pot and are cooked at the table. Typical hot pot dishes include thinly sliced meat, leafy vegetables, mushrooms, wontons, eggdumplings, and seafood. The cooked food is usually eaten with a dipping sauce. (Wikipedia)

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although it's sometimes a hassle to eat hotpot if you're looking for a quick meal, there is definitely little else is as satisfying.

1&2 sauce station! make your own sauce using the different things like chili peppers, green onions, soy sauce, other sauces i have no idea what they are but are yummy, lol.

3&4&5 you can order the meat you want (i got pork).

• everyone has their own pot.
• you get one side of regular broth. the other side you can chose a special broth (ie: kimchee flavor, tomato, etc)
• cook your veggies and fish cakes!
• when the broths are boiling you can put the meat in to cook (it only takes like 30sec-45sec depending on how high the heat is on your pot).
• ladle the stuff out, dip in sauce, EAT!
• repeat the ladle, dip, and eat =]

unfortunately there aren't any places in austin for hotpot, but i hope to hit up some places in houston in the future!