<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-08-24/These-are-literally-hot-cakes-1we5cmo1aVi/img/753f3a7314b04224aa0fc02e76a06f80/753f3a7314b04224aa0fc02e76a06f80.jpeg'Compressed bricks of hotpot soup base are delivered to restaurants and shops in Chongqing. /CGTN
<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-08-24/These-are-literally-hot-cakes-1we5cmo1aVi/img/753f3a7314b04224aa0fc02e76a06f80/753f3a7314b04224aa0fc02e76a06f80.jpeg'Compressed bricks of hotpot soup base are delivered to restaurants and shops in Chongqing. /CGTN
<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-08-24/These-are-literally-hot-cakes-1we5cmo1aVi/img/753f3a7314b04224aa0fc02e76a06f80/753f3a7314b04224aa0fc02e76a06f80.jpeg'Compressed bricks of hotpot soup base are delivered to restaurants and shops in Chongqing. /CGTN
<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-08-24/These-are-literally-hot-cakes-1we5cmo1aVi/img/753f3a7314b04224aa0fc02e76a06f80/753f3a7314b04224aa0fc02e76a06f80.jpeg'Compressed bricks of hotpot soup base are delivered to restaurants and shops in Chongqing. /CGTN
You might see big pans of these “cakes” being delivered to restaurants and shops in Chongqing. But they are definitely not a dessert! They are compressed bricks of hotpot soup base! Mixed with stock or hot water, they turn into a deliciously flavorful broth into which you dip your food when eating hotpot.
