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Hot Pot · Old Toronto · $$$
Build your own sauce from sesame paste, garlic, scallion, chili oil, and fermented tofu — the quality of the base sesame paste is noticeably better than most competitors
Northern Chinese · Richmond Hill · $$$
A build-your-own condiment bar anchored by sesame paste and peanut sauce, customized with minced garlic, chili oil, oyster sauce, and fresh cilantro — assembling it is part of the ritual.
Sichuan · Old Toronto · $$$
Build-your-own station with sesame paste, garlic, scallion, and chili oil — the ratio you mix determines how much you buffer or amplify the broth's heat
Shabu-Shabu & Hot Pot · Scarborough · $$
Rich, nutty house-made sesame sauce that's a necessary companion to the beef — don't skip it
Northern Chinese · Scarborough · $$
The table condiment bar lets you build a sesame-oil-and-garlic dip — an essential counterbalance to the mala heat that most regulars compose immediately on sitting down
Creamy sesame paste base from the DIY sauce station, customizable with garlic, scallions, and chili oil — the essential companion to every ingredient you pull from the pot.
The anchor of the sauce station — thick and nutty, customizable with garlic, scallion, and chili oil to your tolerance
Northern Chinese · North York · $$$
Rich, nutty dipping station base with garlic, scallion, and fermented tofu options — customizable and essential for taming the mala heat
Shabu-Shabu & Hot Pot · Markham · $$
Rich, creamy house sesame sauce that pairs especially well with pork and lamb; a constant at the table and consistently well-balanced
North York · $$$
Thick, nutty, and subtly sweet — far better than the commercial paste served elsewhere, and works particularly well with pork belly
Hot Pot · Richmond Hill · $$
House-mixed peanut-sesame sauce that cuts the heat — customize at the sauce bar with garlic, scallion, and chili oil
