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hotpot

British  
/ ˈhɒtˌpɒt /

noun

  1. a baked stew or casserole made with meat or fish and covered with a layer of potatoes

  2. slang a heavily backed horse

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“Mrs. Pelosi is putting positive attention to our country,” Chu, who moved to California from Taipei, Taiwan’s capital, in the 1980s, said as she waited for a table at ZZ Hotpot House in Garden Grove.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2022

Cave Pavilion Hotpot, established in 1989, has garnered a cult following after recent media visits.

From Washington Post • Aug. 29, 2022

Hotpot restaurants, Japanese barbecue chains and steakhouses, all expanding in the world's No. 2 economy, are swapping out Australian beef for U.S. meat.

From Reuters • Oct. 1, 2021

The wildly popular international chain Liuyishou Hotpot lands in Bellevue.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2019

Hotpot is a popular Chinese dish that is eaten communally, with people putting raw meat, vegetables and noodles into a shared pot of hot seasoned broth.

From The Guardian • Jan. 2, 2019