Hot Pot

It happens everywhere in the world. Well, anywhere that gets cold. The temperature drops, the coats get thicker, and most importantly, it becomes soup weather. Like just about everything else, Taiwan does it a little differently. The cold here is referring to lower 60’s and the soup is more like…umm… well…. I don’t really know how to explain it. They call it Hot Pot. It’s a bowl of broth, cabbage, tofu, tofu skin, pork, egg, mushrooms, noodles, blood cake, squid balls, more noodles, meat in tube form, rice balls and probably about 5 other things I am forgetting. They put it over a fire that is on your table and it cooks in front of you. We were not sure how long to wait before digging in so we just stared eating immediately. These Hot Pot restaurants have been sitting empty for most of the time I have been here. Since the temp has dropped you can barely find an empty seat. Here are some pictures...