hot pot

Thân thiện

A family gathers around the table to share a hot pot.

Definition

Noun: 1. A stew of meat and potatoes cooked in a tightly covered pot: A hot pot is a specific type of hearty, slow-cooked dish where ingredients, typically meat and potatoes, are simmered together in a pot with a lid.

Usage

The term "hot pot" is used to describe a complete, cooked dish. It is a countable noun. * You can have a hot pot for dinner. * You can make or cook a hot pot. * You can serve a hot pot.

Examples

• Noun:
  • After a long walk in the cold, we enjoyed a hearty hot pot.
  • The recipe for lamb hot pot is a family secret.
  • She placed the steaming hot pot in the center of the table.

Advanced Usage

• "Hot pot" as a culinary tradition: While the WordNet definition specifies meat and potatoes, "hot pot" can also refer to other communal cooking styles, such as Asian hot pot (or steamboat), where diners cook thin slices of meat and vegetables in a shared pot of simmering broth at the table. The core idea of a "pot of hot food" remains.
  • For my birthday, I want to go to a restaurant for Chinese hot pot.

Variants and Related Words

• Hotpot: A common alternative spelling, often used as a single word (e.g., Lancashire hotpot).
• Stew (n): A broader term for a dish of solid food ingredients cooked slowly in liquid. A hot pot is a type of stew.
• Casserole (n): A similar dish that is cooked slowly in an oven, often in a covered dish. The terms can sometimes overlap.

Synonyms

• Stew: A dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid.
• Casserole: A dish cooked slowly in an oven, often containing meat, vegetables, and a starchy binder.

Related Idioms or Phrases

• (To be) in the hot pot: This is not a standard idiom with this noun. The common idiom uses "hot seat" or "hot water" to mean being in trouble. "Hot pot" itself is not typically used idiomatically.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a stew of meat and potatoes cooked in a tightly covered pot

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