This wasn't my dinner but I thought some of you might be interested. The 20-year-old daughter of a friend is studying in university in China. Like almost all college students here, she lives in a dormitory about 30 feet by 12 feet - with 7 other students. They have a bed (bunks), a small space for their belongings and a table for study. There are lavatorial and shower facilities, but there are no cooking facilities. Institutional food in canteens.
Last night, she sent me a picture of an illicit hotpot dinner they prepared in their dormitory (one of them having smuggled in a portable induction cooker and an electric pan for rice). I have sent her a message asking her what everything is in those containers, but it is the weekend and she has a part-time job. I'll edit if and when she gets back to me.
Edit:
I have now been duly informed that the front left bowl, marked below, is chicken and coriander/cilantro.
The two bowls top right are various metballs (pork, beef, shrimp, fish).
Everything else is vegetables.
This is neither meat or vegetable, but looks like fun.
