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2020-12-23 06:06:33 GMT2020-12-23 14:06:33(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
CHONGQING, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) Prakash Nopo, a 47-year-old Indian farmer, is busy organizing farmers as they pick chilies on his farm in India s southern state of Andhra Pradesh.
After cleaning, drying and packing, the chilies will be shipped from Chennai Port in India to Qinzhou Port in south China s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and then sent by rail to southwest China s Chongqing Municipality.
Chongqing is one of the birthplaces of the dish known as hot pot , which is widely popular for its spicy flavor. The China Cuisine Association credited it as China s hot pot capital. Indian chilies help improve the spiciness of Chongqing hot pot while keeping costs low.