Restaurants offer spicy tom yum, pepper hot pot for summer diners

Restaurants offer spicy tom yum, pepper hot pot for summer diners

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Who said that only cold foods sell over summer? Some people insist on eating spice with every meal, while others use spicy food to whet their appetite when it’s hot out. Restaurants are taking the chance to promote spicy hot pot, with one giving higher discounts for higher temperatures. Others are offering tom yum or pepper pork belly soup, as they’ve noticed that spicy hot pot is just as popular during the summer months.

As the weather heats up, some like it hot. Nothing’s better than sitting in the AC while eating hot pot.

Red-hot and roiling, this spicy hot pot has five types of hot pepper, including Sichuan green peppercorn and red chili pepper. This strip of beef is ready in seconds, its numbing spice instantly blooming on the tongue.

Member of public
Spicy hot pot. You eat it while inside in AC and then sweat.

Dry hot pot like this is just as popular. Chain restaurants are looking to capitalize on the opportunity. Top One Pot is offering a bigger discount the hotter it is outside, changing depending on the weather. Broth Master has tom yum as a hot pot base, while starting in mid-August, Red 99 is to have a black pepper pork belly soup base. They’re all targeting foodies with a love for spice.

Chen Chia-chen
Hot pot restaurant deputy manager
Whether its winter or summer, we get a lot of people who love eating spicy food. Most people get our Sichuan spicy hot pot. You sweat from eating spice, which is good for the metabolism. It also helps whet your appetite when you’re not feeling hungry.

Who said that only cold foods sell well in summer? These hot pot restaurants would beg to differ. It’s not only appetizing, but also helps beat the heat.

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越熱吃越辣! 業者推泰式冬蔭功.胡椒豬肚"辣"湯底

2025-07-24

誰說夏天只有冰品暢銷，不少老饕無辣不歡，還有民眾太熱吃不下，用吃辣刺激食慾，不少連鎖火鍋店業者趁勢推出吃辣活動，祭出氣溫越高、折扣越多，還有業者推泰式冬蔭功湯底，或是帶辣感的胡椒豬肚湯，連鎖麻辣鍋業者觀察，麻辣鍋在夏天也超多人點。

天氣越熱，吃得越辣，待在冷氣房，搭上這鍋，通體舒暢。

紅通通、燒燙燙麻辣鍋，用四川青花椒、雞心辣椒等，5種椒一次滿足，夾起神仙牛肉片，3到5分熟剛剛好，放進嘴中，小麻小辣，瞬間在舌尖綻放。

[[民眾]]
“麻辣燙，是在吹冷氣吃辣，然後會流汗”

不只湯鍋、麻辣乾鍋也很受歡迎。連鎖火鍋店瞄準夏季吃辣商機，這一鍋祭出氣溫越高、折扣越多，依照氣溫享受折扣；雞湯大叔推出泰式冬蔭功湯底；紅九九麻辣鍋八月中將推出胡椒豬肚湯底，準備用溫潤辣感，搶攻老饕味蕾。

[[連鎖火鍋分店副店長陳家振]]
“我們這邊不管是冬天夏天，吃辣的人其實是蠻多的。大部分都是吃我們的麻辣鍋，因為我們的麻辣鍋，吃下去是可以排汗，促進新陳代謝，加上有助於食慾比較不好的人，吃辣他都會開胃”

誰說炎炎夏日，只有冰品賣得好，火鍋店業者看準商機，不只開胃又消暑。

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