Authentic Chinese hot pot soup base seasoning 7.05 oz (200g), Haorenjia Sichuan hotpot broth sauce spicy

It was as advertise great spices just add 4 cups of water are broth.

I was a little hesitant to buy these since I was brand new to the hotpot world and bought a pot for myself. they came more quickly then expected, it does say to use soup stock (i used chicken) to help the flavors a little bit which makes sense, but man do these pack a punch, just used 1 in about 3 cups of stock and 1 cup of water, even tho it says they are for 2 cups of liquid, deff use 4 cups per 1 cube it was still so good. and my mouth was so numbing and tingly from the spice but that's what I was hopping for (Getting things that are advertised as spicy and then they aren't is the wooorst) I WILL be stocking up on these again!

Only use half!! Goes a long way

I lived in Chengdu for two years and met my now-husband there when he was an expat. We LOVED hotpot and had it all over Sichuan. This is delicious, but it is definitely spicier than anything I ever had in China. I used two packs of vegetable broth and it was still so overwhelmingly spicy I could only eat half of the veggies I cooked. My husband powered through, but he felt the same way I did. It ended up not being enjoyable after a few bites.I think I would quarter the block or use a lot more broth next time to get the spice level to what I was used to. We added Asian cabbage, tofu skin, lotus root, potato, broccoli, cauliflower, bamboo shoots, rice dumplings, and mushrooms. The first few bites were like being back at my favorite restaurant outside the school I taught at, but then it became unbearable. Either my taste buds have changed, or this is just outrageously spicy. Either way, I’ll get it and make it again, I will just be using less per pot!

This hot pot soup base is fantastic! I do make a couple modifications: I start with sautéing some garlic and scallions, then add 1000ml water (instructions call for 500ml), and add the soup cube until dissolved. It’s so flavorful and still numbs my mouth even with 2x water.

I love heat... My father would say "if it doesn't make you sweat it isn't any good..." This will make you sweat and clear the lungs and sinuses... But I can't decide if it actually has much flavor... I had to add lemon grass, green onions, salt and a little bit of sugar... I used it in a homemade chicken broth base. I added bok choy, mushrooms tofu, lotus root and the flavor still lacked depth... So I think I'll continue the search for one with more flavor... It does however have a nice rich red color... How do you judge quality .

Outstanding. Test just like hot pot in the restaurant.

Wasn’t spicy at all and didn’t have any flavor really I even paired it with dashi and I could only taste the dashi didn’t really have a bright red color either