About Zhangliang Spicy HotPot: The Streetfood Mala Tang hotpot Our Authentic Sichuan Food (Chengdu traditional food) At Zhangliang Spicy HotPot, we use the methods passed down in Sichuan, where it originated. The Malatang idea was formed from the hard workers on the Yangtze River in Sichuan. We stir fry over 20 different kinds of Chinese herbs and spices (including the prickly ash Sichuan pepper) before adding our Beef bone broth and our secret chilli oil mix before boiling it all together for 12 hours. This is how we create the most authentic Malatang soup base you know and love! All our Master Pot Malatang stores are decked out with traditional interiors We have more than 6,000 branches around the world, Japan, Korea, Singapore,