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Broth Bases: Mala hot pot base
Haidilao Spicy Hot Pot Soup Base
Haidilao · 4 pc · 360 g
Specific Weee product pick
A red spicy soup base for Sichuan-style hot pot nights, especially beef, tofu skin, lotus root, mushrooms, and greens.
Why we picked it
This gives beginners a recognizable mala shortcut without forcing them to build a hot pot broth from multiple bottles and spices.
Check label: Check the current label for beef tallow, soy, wheat, sesame, shellfish, and sodium.
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Broth Bases: Sour soup base
Haidilao Sour Soup Hot Pot Base
Haidilao · 160 g
Specific Weee product pick
A bright sour soup base for fish slices, shrimp, rice noodles, tofu, and vegetables.
Why we picked it
It gives the hot pot category a non-mala path for shoppers who want something tangy and lighter than red chili broth.
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Core Ingredients: Tofu, tofu puffs, and tofu skin
Zuming Fresh Tofu Sticks, Frozen
Zuming · 300 g
Specific Weee product pick
A tofu-skin style hot pot ingredient that soaks up spicy or clear broth and adds chewy texture.
Why we picked it
This helps the buying guide recommend an actual hot pot ingredient instead of sending users into a broad tofu search.
Check label: Contains soy. Check the current label for wheat or facility cross-contact.
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Dipping Sauce Station: Sesame paste sauce
Wangzhihe Pure Sesame Paste
Wangzhihe · 225 g
Specific Weee product pick
A Chinese sesame paste pick for northern-style hot pot dipping sauce and mild sauce bowls.
Why we picked it
Chinese sesame paste has a roasted, savory depth that makes hot pot sauce taste different from plain tahini.
Check label: Contains sesame. Check the current label for peanut, soy, and wheat cross-contact.
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Dipping Sauce Station: Garlic sesame oil bowl
Lee Kum Kee 100% Pure Sesame Oil
Lee Kum Kee · 7.2 fl oz
Specific Weee product pick
A sesame oil pick for garlic sesame oil bowls, especially with spicy Sichuan hot pot.
Why we picked it
A small bottle is enough for many sauce bowls and is easy for home cooks to reuse beyond hot pot.
Check label: Contains sesame. Confirm the current label before buying.
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Dipping Sauce Station: Soy-vinegar chili sauce
Gold-Plum Chinkiang Vinegar
Gold Plum · 550 ml
Specific Weee product pick
A black vinegar pick for soy-vinegar dipping sauce and sour hot pot sauce bowls.
Why we picked it
It adds the rounded acidity that makes dipping sauce taste Chinese rather than just salty or sharp.
Check label: Many black vinegars contain wheat. Confirm the current label before buying.
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