Huangshouyi Hot Pot Maocai — Restaurant in Chengdu

My favorite food in Chengdu! MaoCai, which a friend translates to 'Lonely Hotpot' (well, it's hotpot and you can have it even just by yourself).

How does it work? 1.) You take two bowls, one for vegetables and one for the meat. 2.) You pick the things you like out of the shelves. Pros: You don't need to eat something you don't like. You can pick one piece of something you want to try. Or you can just pick your all-time favorites. 3.) Let them scale the bowls and tell them how spicy you want it, from least spicy: 'wei wei la', a bit spicy: 'wei la', medium spicy: 'zhong la', spicy: 'te la'. (To me, medium is if I want to sweat - a bit is enjoyable, but still spicy). PS: Add rice ('MiFan') as side - it's all-you-can-eat and it helps if you overdid the level of spiciness. Now they also have all-you-can-drink juice (not the best juice, but I usually take it anyway). 4.) Take your number, wait for a few minutes and...