
Now that the weather has cooled down, it’s officially hot pot season. Hot pot parties are one of the most popular activities in China during winter (and any time of year!). Not only is it perfect for gatherings and celebrations, it’s actually a common way to enjoy dinner when we do not feel like cooking. Because you simply need to buy your favorite ingredients from the market and do a bit of prep to have an indulgent and hearty dinner in no time.
In China, the most popular hot pot is the type with the divider. So you can use two types of soup base to make sure everyone at the table has their favorites.
Today I’m partnering with The Mala Market to give away their beautiful brass hot pot and tasty hot base bases to one lucky reader of Omnivore’s Cookbook!

About The Mala Market
The Mala Market is America’s source for premium and hard-to-find Sichuan ingredients, a curated selection of Chinese pantry essentials and instructional Chinese pantry collections.
Their mission is to make your Chinese cooking taste like it would in China by importing traditional, artisanal Sichuan ingredients, most of which have never been available in the U.S.
Cultivating relationships with and sourcing directly from producers — cutting out all the middlemen — allows them to guarantee authenticity, quality, safety, and freshness, and also makes it possible for us to learn and share product knowledge directly from the producers.
My experience
Back when I was living in Austin, Texas, I had a hard time finding fresh Sichuan peppercorns before The Mala Market opened for business. And the first time I received a package from them, I was surprised and delighted by the freshness of the spices. Since then I’ve only been using Sichuan peppercorns and dried chili peppers from them, because they are sourced directly from Sichuan and the quality is so high.
I’ve known Taylor, the founder of The Mala Market, for several years and I’m so glad to see her company grow. For this holiday season, she started to carry these beautiful brass hot pots with a divider, which is perfect for winter.
Enter to win a brass hot pot by The Mala Market

I’m partnering with The Mala Market to give away one Brass Hot Pot and Hot Pot Bases.
This giveaway will be open from November 18th, 2020 and will close on November 27th at 11:59 pm EST.
This giveaway is open to US residents only.
One winner will be selected via the Pick Giveaway Winner plugin and contacted via email so please include a valid email address in the email address entry box (Your email address won’t appear on the website).
The winners are required to respond within 48 hours to claim the prize.
How To Enter:
Ticket 1 (Required): Subscribe to The Mala market newsletter by going to their Homepage and use the sign-up box at the bottom of the page, and leave a separate comment below on this post. (Your email for the comment entry has to match your email address in my Email Newsletter Subscription mailing list.)
Ticket 2 (Required): Subscribe to the Omnivore’s Cookbook Newsletter if you haven’t already, and leave a separate comment below on this post. (Your email for the comment entry has to match your email address in my Email Newsletter Subscription mailing list.)
Ticket 3 (Optional): Follow @TheMalaMarketllc on Instagram and leave a comment below on this post with your Instagram handle.
Ticket 4 (Optional): Follow Omnivore’s Cookbook on Instagram and leave a separate comment at the bottom of the giveaway post.
The winner is Jennifer Ye! Congratulations 🙂
Randy Thompson
I have not won a drawing since 4th grade, I am now retired, so it must be my turn.
Morgan
Nice giveaway, thanks Maggie!
Cara
Lovely hotpot!
Jeff Rachel
This Mala store is wonderful.
Wendy
Ticket 1!
Betty ong
The brass pot is beautiful;perfect for our stay at home meals!
Louisa Sevillano Antes
I just love getting your newsletters and recipes! Hoping to win that gorgeous yin yang hotpot pot because hotpot is my absolute favorite winter meal!
Gail
Ticket 3 – @tomatilla123 is now following @MalaMarketLLC!
christine yaged
Already on Omnivore list!
Christine Yaged
Subscribed to Mala!
Gail
Ticket 2 – Already subscribed and have been saving and cooking many recipes.
Donovan C
Looking forward to getting one for the winter! @donovanxchen
Anne Hsu
@annehsu Instagram handle!
[email protected] is my email.
Gail
Ticket 1 – LOVE the Mala Market! Have been subscribed for almost a year.
Andrew
Ticket 3 – @g_and_t_time
Kim Lane
The link in your email to enter the contest is broken. That means I win, right? 😉
Caroline
I was just wanting some hot pot!
Susan Faria
[email protected]
Jack Owens
I am following the Omnivore’s Coocbook on Instagram under Funnyriverjack. Ticket #4. Thank you. The Mala Market and the Omnivore’s Cookbook are two of my favorite places
Ray Chung
IG handle: @istayray
Good luck to everyone! Winter is definitely the best time for hot pot