It might not sound like much to those living in the North or West, but the cold here is different. The main reason being, there isn't any heat system in the city. Shanghai is between the South and North of China. It's not far enough north to justify installing heat, so it can get pretty painful during these winter months. I have one electric mattress and pillow, and another pillow for sitting on at work. Since there was snow, we thought it was a perfect time for hot pot. It appears people in Shanghai love hot pot because it's everywhere.
So we were suppose to sit at the table near the wall just next to us. Why weren't we? Well, here's a perfect example of human interaction in Shanghai. Lets say you are waiting in line, then you look at your watch for 2 seconds, the line moves leaving just about a foot of space between your toe and the lady's high heel in front you. Now, don't be surprised when you look up by the curly haired 4'5" pajama wearing grandma who squeezed in front of you. WARNING, don't dare say a word, they will respond with a thousand high pitched Shanghaitone (yea, like auto tone, more like "lon bo shell duck" aka u don't understand Shanghainese).
Oh, those 2 1000g of fresh hand cut lamb were rich with flavor and melted in my month. They call this "熱氣" (aka over heat in the harmony of your body) hotpot....I guess it's perfect fit for this cold weather. The soup base was super clear water, straight up boiling meat.
Many thanks to Billy for this amazing post!
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