hot pot
nounDefinition of hot pot
1 : a stew of meat and vegetables
2 : firepot sense 2
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He'd been slated to die, just one more ingredient for a hot pot prepared in a Chinese kitchen. — Amanda Erickson, Washington Post, "Hero crayfish amputates his own claw to avoid being boiled alive," 4 June 2018 Also known as bean thread or cellophane noodles, these thin strands, made from bean starch, cook in minutes right in the hot pot and turn translucent. — Sunset, "Asian Market Shopping Guide," 22 Jan. 2018 Sze Chuan in West Allis serves hot pot for a set price ($23.95). — Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Be MKE: Oprah reading the Journal Sentinel, a beer that tastes like Irish Coffee and Fyxation expanding," 7 Mar. 2018 Here are shopping tips from chef Melissa King, who grew up eating hot pot with her Chinese-American family in Los Angeles TOFU & NOODLES TOFU SKINS (YUBA). — Sunset, "Asian Market Shopping Guide," 22 Jan. 2018 The kamonabe is a duck hot pot cooked over a burner set on the table. — New York Times, "The Restaurant That Became Japan’s Unofficial Ambassador," 3 July 2018 But the chief attraction at SPK is, of course, the hot pot. — Mike Sula, Chicago Reader, "All hail Hunanese dry hot pot at Sizzling Pot King," 5 July 2018 Happily, the Rustic Goat hot pot ($20) was packed with flavor and was, for me, the star of the menu. — Anchorage Daily News, "A revamped menu of comfort food at Rustic Goat restaurant," 5 July 2018 Clutter collects dust, creates stress and takes up space better used, say, to place a phone or a hot pot. — Jane E. Brody, charlotteobserver, "How to age well and stay in your home," 27 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hot pot.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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