A flavourful hot pot soup base that has depth and flavour from a combination of dry and wet ground spices slow cooked in hot oil. Hot Pot is a Chinese cooking method and type of meal involving a simmering pot of soup in the middle of a dining table with a variety of raw ingredients (meat, seafood, mushrooms, vegetables, tofu, noodles/starch, etc.). Simply combine your hot pot base with water and heat it until boiling, then your dinner party is ready to start.