Okay, this one was a most pleasant surprise. We took a trip to Chaoshan 潮汕 and were treated to the local food star the Chaoshan beef hotpot 潮汕牛肉火鍋. When I first heard about this I have to admit that I rolled my eyes a bit. Whatever. I’ve had plenty of beef in hotpots before. Delicious but how ‘special’ could a beef hot pot be?
Well, I was totally sucker punched in this one. We sat down to a Chaoshan style all beef hotpot and it was the most delicious beef hotpot we’ve ever had!!! I had never even dreamed that beef could be so interestingly yummilicious, each beef cut brimming with flavor and its own unique texture. It was a powerful food experience, one that I’ll never forget and am already longing to taste again.
