First foreigner-only hot pot contest held in southwest China's Chengdu

Foreign competitors make a hot pot base during the hot pot contest in Gaoxin district, Chengdu city, capital of southwest China's Sichuan province, on March 25, 2017. Eleven teams from nine countries including the US, the UK, France and Germany participated in the first ever foreigner-only hot pot contest held at a hot pot restaurant in Chengdu city, southwest China's Sichuan province, on Saturday. [Photo: VCG]

Foreign competitors pose for pictures during the hot pot contest in Gaoxin district, Chengdu city, capital of southwest China's Sichuan province, on March 25, 2017. [Photo: VCG]

A competitor tastes the food they made during the hot pot contest in Gaoxin district, Chengdu city, capital of southwest China's Sichuan province, on March 25, 2017. [Photo: VCG]

Competitors taste the hot pot they made during the hot pot contest in Gaoxin district, Chengdu city, capital of southwest China's Sichuan province, on March 25, 2017. [Photo: VCG]

A judge tastes the food during the hot pot contest in Gaoxin district, Chengdu city, capital of southwest China's Sichuan province, on March 25, 2017. [Photo: VCG]

A competitor tastes the hot pot he made during the hot pot contest in Gaoxin district, Chengdu city, capital of southwest China's Sichuan province, on March 25, 2017. [Photo: VCG]