Hot Pot Cooking
While dining out usually entails the restaurant cooking and serving your chosen meals, there’s also dining out hot pot style. Have you tried that yet? Hot pot style means having a pot of simmering broth at the center of your table, then sliding in various ingredients of your choice. You don’t have to be a pro to know how to work it. 
A restaurant usually has ready sets (e.g. vegetarian, seafood, etc.) for you to choose from, and each set comes with its corresponding ingredients. A typical seafood set for example would include shrimp, squid balls, fish balls, fish fillet, oyster, fish lips. All sets have noodles and different vegetables. Easy right? Cooking time is short too. If you’re grasping at straws, you can always ask help from the restaurant staff.
I’ve tried several hot pot style restaurants, but my favorites are Gloria Maris in Greenhills and Healthy Shabu-Shabu in Power Plant. The pictures above are from a recent Gloria Maris lunch I shared with loved ones. I loaded up on petchay and fish balls. See my bowl? Deeeeelicious AND healthy!
P.S. Thanks to swissmiss for leading me to GoodWidgets!
January 30th, 2007 at 9:54 am
oooh! i miss hot pot. when i was still in advertising, there was this chinese place in front of the office (i forgot the name though), the creatives (wow, i used to be a creative) usually go there for dinner when we are working overtime for a deadline. and i love, love, love the soup. and you can ask for more soup when it’s run out.
i love shabu-shabu. except i don’t have anyone to drag along here. medyo malungkot ata mag shabu-shabu ng mag-isa. hehe! tara, when i go back to manila, lets!
January 30th, 2007 at 10:01 am
anj: Surely!! Two people can share one seafood set. Marami na yun! Then you guys can order rice pa if you want, although the soup in itself is filling na, super.
January 30th, 2007 at 10:34 am
Here, the ingredients for a hot pot meals have a separate aisle on the grocery stores. Since we can’t afford to eat out a lot with 2 kids in tow… we are able to have hot pot dinner whenever we want to at home.
And Gloria Maris is the best !
January 30th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
Hi Jo! I know of some who cook hot po style at home. That would be so cool wouldn’t it!
Yes, Gloria Maris is yummy.
January 30th, 2007 at 7:21 pm
My sister and I are regulars of Mini Shabu Shabu. We love eating there that is the only time you will see us actually ‘cook’ our food kasi at home we don’t. Hehe
January 30th, 2007 at 8:57 pm
i have heard so much about shabu shabu.. i want to try it if i get back there in manila for a holiday..
the pics look fabulous.. mouth drooling actually
thanks for sharing the food lovin!
–miss b
January 30th, 2007 at 9:35 pm
ack! ang sarap ng hot-pot! gusto ko yung tipong umaaso-aso (tama ba) yung soup!
“umaaso-aso” — basta ito yung mainit na mainit.
January 30th, 2007 at 10:59 pm
Indeed, looks healthy ! I must try this one day !
January 31st, 2007 at 6:04 am
Yum! The only downfall is the smell you walk out with, makes you hungry all the time!
February 1st, 2007 at 1:26 am
Man I miss shabu shabu! Sayang wala kasi dito sa Sacramento area eh. I think I’ll have to look for one again when I visit SoCal.
February 1st, 2007 at 7:52 pm
I just cooked some hotpot for the family a few weeks ago. Yummy!
February 1st, 2007 at 8:11 pm
I experienced this first time when I went to thailand, and may I say I would love to go back for more. Happy to know there is one in Pinas. I wonder if there is a Gloria Maris somewhere in Cainta or Marikina.Lulusubin ko to !!!!
February 2nd, 2007 at 12:57 am
Cool widgets is funny…when it shows your picture, it becomes thinner and when your hubby is shown, lumalaki siya….really cool…
Hotpot during winter is the best! makagawa nga mamaya…
February 2nd, 2007 at 1:25 am
GLORIAMARIS!!!!! I love that place so much!!! everytime i come home, hindi pwedeng hindi kami kumain dun ng family ko.. minsan hindi lang isang beses in one philippine trip.
February 2nd, 2007 at 1:55 am
I love shabu shabu. We like having shabu shabu at home especially during special occasions like birthdays.
February 2nd, 2007 at 3:33 am
Oooh, Hot Pot! Cathy looooves those.
Good Widgets! Wow, that looks like a great find. Lovely photos – as always, Wifely. Kudos!
February 2nd, 2007 at 4:25 am
Sarap naman …I have to try that resto. Maybe, I’ll call you if ever I go back home to Pinas. Then you can show me all these neat places to eat.
February 2nd, 2007 at 8:27 am
Cool concept! I’ll have to check out if there are any hot pot establishments to try in Oklahoma City!
Michele sent me!