World's largest hotpot banquet

时间：2006-10-16 06:39:46

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Oct. 14 - Up to 100,000 diners were estimated to have showed up for the world's largest hotpot feast last night in southwest China's Chongqing, the birthplace of the hot and spicy1 stockpot of mutton, beef and vegetables.

 

Sixty-four restaurants offered to host the feast, and more than 1,000 tables were set up in the open air on Nanbin Road, a popular downtown bar and restaurant area along the banks of the Jialing River, a major tributary2 of the Yangtze River.

 

Dezhuang Restaurant, one of the biggest hotpot eateries in Chongqing, was offering a 13-ton pot that serves 56 people at a time, said Zhou Hong, general manager of Dezhuang Industrial Group.

 

Meanwhile, Qilong Restaurant, whose name translates into "dragon-riding restaurant," prepared a 60-meter-long pot, 6 to 8 meters wide, with room for 152 diners.

 

The feast started at 7pm and continued until after midnight. For 15 yuan (US$1.9) per person, the diners enjoyed five meat dishes, five vegetable dishes, beer or soft drinks, sources with the organizing committee said.

 

A government official said the city had tightened3 security for the event.

 

The organizing committee had prepared one fire extinguisher for every three tables and at least 200 police were patrolling the open-air feast, said Zhang Shuming, vice4 secretary-general of the municipal government.

 

Some citizens, however, have raised concerns over hygiene5 and food safety, particularly in the wake of several mass food poisoning outbreaks across China in recent weeks.

 



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1 spicy zhvzrC     
adj.加香料的；辛辣的，有风味的
参考例句：
  • The soup tasted mildly spicy.汤尝起来略有点辣。
  • Very spicy food doesn't suit her stomach.太辣的东西她吃了胃不舒服。
2 tributary lJ1zW     
n.支流；纳贡国；adj.附庸的；辅助的；支流的
参考例句：
  • There was a tributary road near the end of the village.村的尽头有条岔道。
  • As the largest tributary of Jinsha river,Yalong river is abundant in hydropower resources.雅砻江是金沙江的最大支流，水力资源十分丰富。
3 tightened bd3d8363419d9ff838bae0ba51722ee9     
收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 )； （使）变紧； （使）绷紧； 加紧
参考例句：
  • The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke. 系船的绳子突然绷断了。
  • His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again. 他的食指扣住扳机，然后又松开了。
4 vice NU0zQ     
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
5 hygiene Kchzr     
n.健康法，卫生学 （a.hygienic）
参考例句：
  • Their course of study includes elementary hygiene and medical theory.他们的课程包括基础卫生学和医疗知识。
  • He's going to give us a lecture on public hygiene.他要给我们作关于公共卫生方面的报告。

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