Eating a Chinese hot pot is a very common experience. 【小题1】

Firstly, 【小题2】 There is no right or wrong way to prepare a soup, so feel free to make your own. A simple soup can be made by boiling water with the addition of meat bones or fish heads and a mixture of herbs(草本植物), and seasonings(调味品).

Then, 【小题3】 It will make sure that the items will cook quickly and fully. Choose any food that you enjoy. Some common choices for Chinese hot pot include thin pieces of beef, pork, lamb and so on. At the same time, 【小题4】

Finally, arrange(安排) the seat rightly. At home, a single hot pot would work well up to 4—8 people depending on the size of the pot. 【小题5】 Now comes the turn to enjoy your hot pot.

Chinese people love to eat because they think having meals together is the best way to communicate. They think lots of dishes on the table can show that they live a comfortable and rich life. 【小题1】

Now the Chinese government is asking people not to waste the food at any time. 【小题2】 Some restaurants are doing what they can to help people to reduce food waste.

【小题3】 Wang Mei, a famous woman, says, “We shouldn’t order more food than we need, and sometimes we can order a half so that we won’t waste.” She always orders just the enough food she needs. 【小题4】 Some people like eating up everything on their plates. We call it cleaning the plates. Wu Li does it for many years. She says, “【小题5】 However, many people throw away the whole chicken or fish.” Cleaning the plates is not only to save food, but also to protect the environment. Most importantly, it is also good for our health. If we can eat properly, we will not have so many health problems.”