At the table
Use a ladle or serving spoon to lift cooked pieces into a small bowl. Let hot broth cool and set any rib bones aside. Try the dip a little at a time.
Contains yak meat and animal-bone broth. Optional dips may contain sesame or soy; check noodle ingredients and dips if you avoid particular foods.
Yak-bone broth, rib pieces and yak meat are combined with vermicelli, potato, radish, Chinese cabbage, celtuce and wood-ear fungus. Salt seasons the stock; other spices vary. Chili paste, scallion, coriander leaves, sesame paste and fermented tofu belong to optional dips.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Vegetables and dips vary; sesame paste or fermented bean curd are optional dip choices.
Typical ingredients
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Meaty broth.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Meat and vegetables in soup.
- How it’s made
- Layer ingredients and simmer.
Vegetables and dips vary; sesame paste or fermented bean curd are optional dip choices.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Tibet.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有藏式牦牛肉火锅吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Flavor in the broth, choice in the dip
Yak hot pot brings meat, broth and vegetables into one simmering dish. Yak-bone stock forms the base, with vermicelli and vegetables around rib pieces and other yak meat. A simple broth leaves room to choose a separate dip. Chili, scallion and coriander are one combination; sesame paste or fermented tofu are other optional choices. The vegetable mix varies, so the finished pot and each diner’s dip need not taste the same.