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Q: Which hot pot / steamboat paste & what flavour is recommended for homemade hotpot?

Hai di lao hot pot seasoning
Soup : Spicy Vegetable oil/ 麻辣清油, fragrant tallow (beef)/麻辣浓香牛油 , mellow tallow/麻辣醇香牛油, delicacy pickled fish/上汤酸菜鱼, excellent spicy boiled fish 精品水煮鱼, sour soup/泡椒酸汤
Dry/without soup: Spicy Chili Pot/ 麻辣香锅
Sauce: Fragrant peppery flavor/ 麻辣味火锅蘸料
Refer official link for full series of hotpot soup base & seasoning http://www.yihchina.com/en/product.html

Hai Di Lao hotpot seasoning

Recommended? : Yes

easy to use and taste compatible with those in hotpot restaurant.
can add plain water only. add homemade chicken/pork bone soup will elevate the taste.

Spicy level? : 2-moderaterating scale: 1-mild, almost none, 2-moderate, 3-extreme

Moderate spicy: Spicy Vegetable oil/ 麻辣清油, fragrant tallow (beef)/麻辣浓香牛油 , mellow tallow/麻辣醇香牛油, Spicy Chili Pot/ 麻辣香锅
Mild spicy: delicacy pickled fish/上汤酸菜鱼, excellent spicy boiled fish 精品水煮鱼, sour soup/泡椒酸汤, Fragrant peppery flavor/ 麻辣味火锅蘸料
require to add additional Sichuan peppercorn if you opt for the extreme spicy level in China hot pot restaurant.

Serving: 2-5 pax/ pack

Typically 1 pack = 1-2 round of soup
Recommended to buy at least 2 packs / flavour for each round of steamboat for better taste and able to add >2 round of soup.

Storage life : 12 months
Key Features:

Produced by Yihai International holdings, a food distribution and seasoning manufacturer for Haidilao hot pot chain .
Zhang Yong (the haidilao founder) holds majority stakes of Yihai international holdings. So don’t worry, this is legit haidilao sauce.

Brand awards

Top 10 hot restaurant award for 5 consecutive years in China
won more than ten titles and honors such as “advanced enterprise”, “consumer satisfaction unit”, “famous hot pot” famous hot pot in Sichuan, Shanxi, Henan and other province in China.
"Haidilao” trademark was awarded “China Famous Brand”
"Chinese Famous Hot Pot" by the CCA.
“National Well-known Trademark” by the Trademark Office of the State Administration of Industry and Commerce
“Top 100 Chinese Catering Enterprises” for 5 consecutive years.

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Hai Di Lao Background:

Hai Di Lao is one of the reputable China’s hotpot giant and for this company quality and service comes first.
Sichuan style hot pot chain famous for its unique special service with manicure, hand care, free leather show cleaning service, free photo printing, offers massage chairs, have children's play rooms (accompanied by special personnel), Sichuan's characteristic face-changing performance, fusion of Chinese martial arts performances, noodles making performances. It also provides variety of snacks, fruits, and games. During birthday celebration, the staff will sing birthday songs with Happy Birthday LED panel.
Typically require to queue for hours, there’s limited seats / day and might not be able to get seats.
Haidilao founder Zhang Yong. Forbes has named him as Singapore’s third richest, has also been listed as the 224th richest man in the world.
Haidilao is a successful Sichuan-style hotpot chain with 466 stores at the end of 2018.
has oversea outlets in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Canada, United States, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, South Korea, and Japan.
has more than 36 million VIP members and 60,000+ staff.
Zhang Yong (Hai Di Lao founder) has majority stake in Haidilao Catering, Hai Di Lao International Holding (parent company of Haidilao), Yihai International (food distribution and seasoning manufacturer for Haidilao).