Menu Template

Hot Pot Menu Template

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A hot pot menu should make the ordering sequence obvious: broth first, ingredients second, sauce third.

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Section Examples
Broths Mild, mushroom, tomato, herbal, ma-la, split pot.
Meat Beef, lamb, pork, chicken.
Seafood Shrimp, fish, fish balls, crab sticks.
Tofu and soy products Fresh tofu, fried tofu, tofu skin.
Vegetables Leafy greens, mushrooms, lotus root, cabbage.
Noodles and starches Rice noodles, wheat noodles, glass noodles, rice cakes.
Sauce bar Sesame paste, soy, vinegar, chile oil, garlic, scallion.

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Good first order for four:
Split pot with one mild broth and one spicy broth, two meats, tofu, mushrooms, two vegetables, one noodle, and rice.

Sauce note:
Sauce bar items may contain sesame, peanuts, soy, gluten, shellfish, or garlic.
Please ask staff if you have allergies.

Full copyable template

Download hot-pot-menu-template.md

# Hot Pot Menu Template

## Ordering steps
1. Choose broth.
2. Choose dipping sauce.
3. Choose proteins.
4. Choose vegetables.
5. Choose tofu, mushrooms, noodles, and starches.
6. Confirm spice level and dietary restrictions.

## Broths
Plain bone broth
Tomato broth
Mushroom broth
Ma-la Sichuan broth
Two-flavor split pot

## Proteins
Thin-sliced beef
Lamb
Chicken
Fish fillet
Shrimp
Fish balls
Beef balls
Tripe
Spam / luncheon meat

## Vegetables
Napa cabbage
Watercress
Spinach
Lotus root
Potato slices
Winter melon
Corn

## Tofu, mushrooms, noodles
Frozen tofu
Fresh tofu
Tofu skin
Enoki mushrooms
Shiitake mushrooms
Glass noodles
Udon
Rice cakes

## Dietary notes
Ask about pork-based broth, shellfish balls, wheat in noodles, soy in sauces, sesame paste, peanut sauce, and shared tongs.

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