Mao Cai and Malatang are both spicy delicacies popular in China, but they have obvious differences in the variety of dishes, cooking methods and taste characteristics.
Mao Cai:Mao Cai usually refers to a special dish in the Sichuan-Chongqing region, which is a hot pot food that puts various vegetables, meat, soy products and other ingredients into a pot and cooks them. Mao Cai usually has a variety of meats, seafood, vegetables and tofu to choose from, which are blanched in a pot and eaten with a variety of seasonings and sauces to suit personal taste.
Malatang (ma la tang):Malatang is a quick and easy snack, usually at a stall or in a specific store**. Malatang is characterized by cooking vegetables, meat, seafood and other ingredients in a boiling spicy soup, similar to the cooking method of strings of incense. The ingredients can be skewered with bamboo skewers or directly into the boiling soup, then removed and eaten.
Mao Cai:Steamed vegetables are usually cooked in a large pot that resembles a hot pot. The ingredients are cooked in a boiling broth and eaten separately or served separately in a bowl. The flavor of the soup is usually strong and spicy.
Malatang:Malatang is cooked in a way that is more akin to a hot soup that cooks quickly. The ingredients are put into a boiling spicy soup, quickly scalded and eaten. Malatang's spicy soup generally has a variety of flavors to choose from, in addition to spicy flavors, there may also be sour and spicy, spicy and fragrant flavors to choose from.
Mao Cai:Mao Cai is characterized by spicy, spicy, and strong taste, mostly based on the seasoning method of Sichuan cuisine or Chongqing hot pot, and the taste is fresh and fragrant.
Malatang:The spicy taste of Malatang is relatively milder than that of Mao Cai, and the taste is more diverse, and you can choose different kinds of soup bases and ingredients according to your personal taste, both spicy and numb, and are more inclined to snack and fast food styles.
Mao Cai and Malatang are both popular spicy dishes, but they have differences in the variety of dishes, cooking methods and taste characteristics. Choose one of them and try it according to your taste and preferences.