Hotpot Academy
A Series on Traditional Chinese Hot Pot & Where to Find It
Welcome to Hotpot Academy — where every region of China teaches us how it boils a pot of love. In the mountains of Guizhou, a jar of fermented red sour soup simmers for hours. In Chongqing, molten beef-tallow broth turns a late night into steam scented with Sichuan peppercorn. Along the Hainan coast, rice-wine lees meet seafood for a bright, tangy broth. Here we follow the steam — one region, one flavour, one story at a time — and pair each one with the authentic hot pot bases we ship straight from their source. Looking for where to buy hot pot base in the UK? Every flavour below is available for UK delivery at www.mixdiff.com.
Taste the Memory. Taste China.
🔥 The Regional Flavours
Sichuan & Chongqing
Mala beef-tallow broth, cooling green peppercorn, street cold-skewers and one-person maocai — the fiery soul of the mala world.
Guizhou Sour
Miao red sour soup, broken-rice warmth, fermented black-bean depth and bright passion-fruit gold.
Hainan & Lingnan
Tangy fermented rice-wine lees with fresh seafood, and a savoury Fuzhou broth of the south.
Chaoshan
Briny lu shui braising and Cantonese da bin lu, where deep umami meets quiet poise.
North-West
The thick, glossy la-hu-hu chilli of Ningxia — bold, generous north-west comfort.
Clear & Classic
Clear-broth meat-swirling, forest mushrooms, sweet tomato and the gentle three-delicacy broth.
World Hot Pot
Thai tom yum, Japanese sukiyaki and oden, Korean kimchi army stew — the great simmering pot around Asia.
Cooking What You Have Just Learned
Every flavour taught here is available as an authentic hot pot base, shipped directly from its source in China — from Sichuan beef-tallow mala to Guizhou red sour soup. Where to buy hot pot base in the UK? Right here at www.mixdiff.com, with UK delivery. Bring the region into your own kitchen tonight.
Taste the Memory. Taste China.