Lychee Youth Hot Pot is a franchise of Chengdu's "Youth Hot Pot". Although it is from Chengdu, the production process is Chongqing. The red pot is fried with whole butter, the oil is fragrant and rich, and nearly 1.5L of mash water is added to the soup. The moromi is sweet, which not only neutralizes the spiciness of the bottom of the pot well, but also makes the taste more layered. Chongqing's well-known Zhao Er hot pot is also a loyal practitioner of mash seasoning.
The mash is used for the soup, and the old shade tea is used for the soup. Laoyin tea, also known as eagle tea, is actually a kind of leaf rather than real tea, mainly grown in western Sichuan, and the tea has a strong aroma of aged trees. Because of its cheap price and thirst-quenching effect, it was a must-have for the Bangbang Army in Chongqing's mountain city in the seventies and eighties, and many hot pot restaurants added it to the soup to reduce the spiciness. It is not difficult to see that the restaurant has put great care into the preparation of the pot base, but unfortunately, the taste is still lacking, and the soup base will become salty after cooking for a long time, and the soup needs to be added many times.
The flavor dish also contains only sesame oil, chopped green onions, coriander and garlic. The garlic is served in its intact condition, and diners are provided with a garlic mortar for diners to pound their own garlic. Although it is understood that the restaurant is to increase the interaction of dining, this move is still too frustrating, and many customers criticize it for being untechnical and too tiring, so it is better to serve ready-made garlic.
The "Red Wine Tender Beef" is placed upside down in a goblet containing wine in the center of the plate, and large slices of beef are neatly arranged around the glass, and the beef is completely surrounded by wine at the moment of lifting the glass. The soaked beef is smooth and delicious, and the spicy hot pot and the mellow aroma of red wine collide in the mouth, and the flavor is relatively unique. The pork belly is made of farmhouse bacon, which has a slight smoky taste, and although it looks like it has a large piece of fat, it is almost not greasy when eaten because it is cut lightly.
Chengdu's youth hot pot focuses on the market and nostalgia, while the Xi'an store has changed its old appearance and shows people with sophistication. A large floor-to-ceiling window makes the store appear bright, and the design chandelier and wooden tables and chairs reveal a youthful and fashionable atmosphere.