I went to Beijing to study Chinese last year. I was 1about all the chances to better my language skills, work on the Great Wall, and most of all, eat real Chinese food！I 2 remember my first jianbing, jiaozi and Peking duck, each of them was amazing in its own way.
I knew that real Chinese food would be different from the Chinese food I had eaten in the USA. I couldn't wait to try all the 3 dishes that came up in my research about Chinese food. One of my favorite turned out to be hotpot(火锅).
My first-ever hotpot experience in Old Beijing was 4. As a first-timer, I was moved by the waiter's 5 and their warmth of welcome. They tried their best to introduce all of the oils and spices(调味香料)to me.
Looking around, I found that everyone had their own favorite sauce combinations(酱料组合), ingredients and styles (食材和风格). Some would carefully 6 the ingredients into the hotpot one after another. Others would impatiently put whole plates into the bubbling(冒泡的)oil. You can learn a lot from the 7 people eat hotpot.
When I went back to the USA, I 8 to prepare a hotpot meal for my family. It allowed me to not only share the culture that I had learned about, but also offer others a chance to 9 China that I had. It is amazing that 10 could bring so much to life!
