"HotPot" news and stories

Anime, Japanese-style animation, has become increasingly popular over the years. I remember watching bootleg copies of Dragon Ball Z movies with my friends in high school. A couple years later I was delighted to see whole (albeit small) sections of anime at video stores like Suncoast. I was pleasantly surprised, and very amused, to find this list of the top eight foods in anime from Cosplay Classes.

1 Number one is ramen. I guess it's iconic to show characters slurping up the noodles.
2. Sushi, the quintessntial Japanese food.
3. Dessert is probably more prevalent in shows geared toward women.
4. Curry sure has made it's mark.
5. I had no idea pasta was so popular.
6. Apparently hamburgers are getting a lot of screen time.
7. The Japanese hot pot is a derivation of a Chinese dish.
8. Onigiri are simple to make and all kinds of anime characters put it in their bento boxes.

The recent arrival of temperatures in the 50s on the East Coast makes me wish I was in China Friday night partaking in a gargantuan hotpot feast that has been named the world's largest ever.

The gigantic hotpot was served up in southwest China's Chingqing, birthplace of the hot and spicy stockpot of mutton, beef and vegetables. The cauldron, which measured almost 30 feet across, held a ying-yang of broth, one side a fierce orange-red color due to the spices. The other side, contained what I assume to have been cool white broth, that was sweeter and more aromatic.

Sixty-four restaurants helped serve up the humongous hotpot that served some 100,000 diners and set a new Guinness World Record. The meal, which included five meats and five vegetables, started at 7 p.m. and continued until after midnight. What I want to know is whether they slurped up the broth afterwards! [via Spluch]

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