What to pick, how much it costs, what sauces to use โ all in 2 minutes โ
Chinese spicy hot pot, but fast and solo.
Malatang is like Chipotle meets hot pot. You grab a bowl, pick raw ingredients from a fridge, hand it to the cook, and 3 minutes later you're eating.
Tap ingredients to add them to your bowl. Weights per portion shown.
No scale? No problem. Use your hand to estimate.
Rule of thumb: fill bowl to 70% = ~400-600g total
From "not spicy" to "extra hot" โ plus the numbing sensation.
Tell the cashier which level you want:
The numbing comes from Sichuan peppercorn. It's not an allergic reaction โ it fades in 5 minutes.
Priced by weight. Enter your shop's rate, then tap ingredients above.
Price depends on what you pick. Mostly veggies = cheap. Add meat = moderate. Go crazy with beef = pricier.
Yangguofu in China โ ยฅ2.98/50g = $0.008/g
Not sure? Start with $0.01/g and adjust.
โ๏ธ Shops tare (deduct) the bowl weight. You only pay for the food.
10 mystery bowls. 3 foolproof recipes.
Sesame paste ่้บป้ ฑ + garlic water ่ๆฐด + vinegar ้ + cilantro
โ Best with: beef, tofu, noodles, cabbage
Chili oil ่พฃๆคๆฒน + soy sauce ้ ฑๆฒน + minced garlic ่ๆณฅ + scallions
โ Best with: tripe, mushrooms, lotus root
Soy sauce ้ ฑๆฒน + vinegar ้ + sesame oil ้ฆๆฒน + scallions
โ Best with: veggies, shrimp, fish balls
No English labels? Match the Chinese characters above.
Show this to the staff โ ingredient translations + sauce recipes.
From 10 viral Chinese social media posts (120K+ likes)
Leafy greens ยท Mushrooms ยท Lean beef ยท Chicken breast ยท Tofu ยท Duck blood ยท Quail eggs ยท Konjac noodles
Fried meatballs (oil sponges) ยท Instant noodles ยท Creamy white broth ยท Drinking the soup (salt + purine)
1 Protein : 2 Vegetables : 1 Carbs โ Build your bowl around this and you won't gain weight.
๐ฅ Eat at lunch, behave at dinner ยท ๐ง Drink water after (flush the sodium) ยท ๐ฅค Only sip the broth, don't drink it ยท ๐ถ๏ธ Fresh chili > oily broth