Hot Pot Restaurant Dulmi Recycle Remaining Chili Oil...To make it taste good
Dec 31, 2024
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According to Hong Kong media South China Morning Post, the Nanchung Market Supervisory Service in southwestern China recently discovered a hot pot restaurant that recycled 'old red pepper oil'.
Upon receiving the tip, authorities confiscated 11.54 kilograms of recycled beef Uji, the main ingredient of Sichuan and Chongqing spicy hot pot, from the restaurant's kitchen.
We also investigated hot pot for packaging containing beef Uzi of unknown origin.
According to authorities, the restaurant was found to have made hot pot by mixing red pepper oil left over by customers with new oil.
Authorities seized all recycled oil and transferred the case to a local police station for further investigation.
The owner of the restaurant, Chen, has since September removed red pepper oil from the hot pot left by customers and mixed it with new oil, explaining that "it is to enhance the taste of the soup"." After being questioned, he admitted "I did it because the business didn't go well.'
According to the South China Morning Post, China's Food Safety Act, which first took effect in 2009, prohibits the reuse of leftover food ingredients.
The law was created after the revelation of illegal activities by some street vendors who recycled 'gutter oil' obtained from restaurant waste disposal sites and resold it to restaurants.
Under the Chinese criminal law, those who mix and sell harmful ingredients into food face fines and up to five years in prison.
In addition, since October 2023, the Nanchong Market Supervision and Management Bureau has confiscated and investigated other hot pot restaurants that recycled oil in this way.
Some restaurants in Sichuan and Chongqing, famous for their spicy hot pot, argue that mixing old oil with new oil is a traditional recipe.
A netizen who lives in Chongqing said "It's an open secret among local restaurants, but there's a saying that hot pot without old oil doesn't taste good."
A netizen from Sichuan Province said "The reason packaged hot pot soup is not as delicious as it is sold in restaurants is because of recycled oil."
Another said "Old oil can be recycled but should be filtered and heated at high temperatures before use" he even claimed. One netizen expressed concerns about food safety, saying "It should not be overlooked that recycled food is at risk of contracting an epidemic."
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
