If using the soup base for a stir-fry, you’ll usually only need a couple tablespoons. Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge. Use within 1 week, as long as it hasn’t been contaminated by any raw meat, unclean utensils, etc. Most ingredients are vegetable oil, chili, broad bean sauce, Chinese prickly ash, salt, garlic, ginger, white granulated sugar, sesame, fennel, aniseed, along with additional spices. Ingredients and Allergy Advice: see ingredient in bold. Start your Hot Pot today!!!If using the soup base for a stir-fry, you’ll usually only need a couple tablespoons. Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge. Use within 1 week, as long as it hasn’t been contaminated by any raw meat, unclean utensils, etc. Such beautiful an orange butter base and bright red peppers, the popular reason is the soup bases are ‘handmade’ (????). All in all, the taste is very authentic and the spicy version is especially suitable for those who love those rich spicy flavors from Chengdu. Since this soup base is pretty strong, you might want to add more than 500 ml of water. Also after simmering for a while and adding water to the hotpot, the flavor is still pretty strong. With a ready-made hotpot base, your hotpot dinner is on the table within no time. Add the package content to the hot pot (boiling) water, add your preferred ingredients, and you’re ready to go. Hot Pot (huoguo, ??) is a Chinese cooking method and type of meal involving a hot pot of soup in the middle of a dining table with a variety of raw ingredients (meat, seafood, mushrooms, vegetables, tofu, noodles/starch, etc.).