Imperial Ember Claypot – Gouqi

🥢 Imperial Ember Claypot – The Hidden Heart of the Kitchen

Exclusively off-menu and reserved for those who ask, Imperial Ember Claypot is Gouqi’s quiet masterpiece. This deeply aromatic creation begins with a delicate mound of hand-steamed jasmine rice, slowly steeped in a rich, velvety broth simmered from shiitake mushrooms, aged soy, ginger, and fire-roasted vegetables. Diced wild roots, lotus stem, and fermented bean essence unfold with every bite—earthy, warming, and umami-laced.

Finished with a fresh flourish of microgreens and served in a traditional clay vessel to preserve its soul-warming heat, this dish evokes the spirit of ancient Chinese hearth cooking, where patience and depth were the chef’s truest ingredients.

🫖 Best enjoyed between sips of aged pu-erh or a smoky chrysanthemum infusion.

✨ Only available when you whisper: “Bring me the ember.”

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