All you can eat hot pot is a dining style where guests pay a fixed price to enjoy unlimited servings of hot pot. Hot pot is a meal where diners cook various raw ingredients such as thinly sliced meats, seafood, vegetables, and noodles in a simmering broth at the table. The broth comes in different flavors, from mild to spicy, and diners can customize their meal by choosing the ingredients they want to cook. This style of dining is popular in various Asian cuisines, including Chinese, Korean, and Japanese. For example, KPOT offers an all you can eat Korean BBQ and hot pot experience where diners choose broths and fresh ingredients to cook at their table, creating a personalized dish. Another example is Haru Shabu-Shabu, a Japanese-style all you can eat hot pot restaurant, where fresh seasonal ingredients are cooked in flavorful broths. Some places offer buffet-style hot pot with a wide selection of ingredients to choose from.
Typically, hot pot is cooked at the table using a boiling pot of broth. Thinly sliced meats cook quickly in seconds to minutes, while heartier ingredients like potatoes take longer. The meal often concludes by adding noodles or rice to the remaining broth for a flavorful finish.
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