Modern East Asian Food & Culture

EAST TABLE

Starter Method

Hot Pot Dipping Sauce Trio

Sesame, chili-vinegar, and sa cha — three baseline sauces that cover most hot pot tables.

Prep
10 min
Cook
0 min
Serves
6–8

A starter method for the East Table kitchen reference — editorial baseline, not a tested development recipe.

Hot pot dipping sauce is personal — guests should adjust heat and salt at the table. These three bases give you coverage without spending the party mixing individual bowls.

Sesame base

  1. 1Combine ¼ cup sesame paste, 2 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp rice vinegar, and water to thin.
  2. 2Add minced garlic and scallion to taste.