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As a foreigner, the first time I ate hot pot was in Chongqing, China. The hot pot restaurant was one of the largest and 1． (busy) places in the city. In the restaurant, hundreds 2． people were crowded into one large room. My friend and I sat at a table with 3． large pot in the middle. It was an amazing experience. I 4． (real) couldn’t forget it.

Today, the hot pot is one of the most popular forms of cooking in China, and nearly every town and city has some hot pot 5． (restaurant). Some people might ask how hot pot becomes so popular. With a hot pot, you can 6． (put) in any food that you like. The same pot can serve any number of different meals to the people sitting around the table. Everyone can eat as much 7． they want and no one is left out. This 8． (be) one of the values of Chinese culture. Finally, not only does hot pot taste wonderful, but it is the perfect way 9． (spend) time with others.

In China, people often joke that there’s no problem that a hot pot can’t solve. Over a hot pot, people can talk about not just food, but friendship. The food may soon be forgotten, 10． the friendship will stay with us forever. Even today, I remember all the good times I spent with my friends in Chongqing.