Hot Pot

Last night they took me to a restaurant that they called “Hot Pot”. It meant just that, a pot in the middle of the table, where they boiled water and oil. The waitress would bring different types of meat and throw them in the pot. You would then use your chopsticks to fish the meat out of the boiling water. Similar to a fondue really. I of course was unable to grab any moving targets with chopsticks so they finally brought me spoon type thing to help me get some food.

They also served “hot liquor”, or “paint thinner” as I called it (because I think it said so on the label.) I’ve shot everclear before, but this stuff made everclear taste like chocolate milk. One small ceramic cup of it and I had a very good buzz.

My normally very composed Chinese hosts got wasted on a single cup, what followed was a night of some of them making penis jokes and others attempting to spit fire by blowing the left-over hot liquor over an open flame.

It was definitely a memorable night and a good time was had by all.

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