Three Types of Dian Style Hot Pot

Dian style hot pot may seem unfamiliar to many people. Dian refer to area in the east of Yunnan province.
Wild fungus hot pot is the most famous type of Dian style hot pot. Yunnan’s complicate terrain, various forests, and special climate provide it with rich resource of edible wild fungus. Those wild funguses, like bolete, chanterelle, mushroom, are used in soup base or used as ingredient to eat after boiling in hot pot. And condiment sauce also could be made from wild fungus to adjust the flavor of the boiled food.
Gastrodia ham chicken is another kind of Yunnan hot pot. As its name implied, the main ingredients are gastrodia, ham, and chicken. Put all these food to pot with water and ginger to cook for about 1hour over gentle heat. It also belongs to herb hot pot, which is healthy and nutritious. So it is quite popular with Chinese people.
Hu la Yu (in Chinese) is a traditional famous Chuan dish in China, pleasant in taste, smell and appearance.  As its Chinese name implied, it is a spicy fish dish but containing freshness. Fish selected in the dish should be with less bone as possible, such as grass crap, weever and mandarin fish. When seasoning the fish, it is a good idea to pour white egg on it. And before cooking, roll the fish in the 40℃ oil for 30 seconds.