"But now if we look at the city, even just hotpot, just southern hotpot, there's different flavours of hotpot."
"Leek and coriander grow very well in cold weather and brings out the flavour of the broth,"Ms Gan said.
"There's not too many Chinese who can exist too long without their own food,"she said.
"Being a miner is bloody hard, so you're more likely to survive if you get better nutrition."
"Food is home, especially in a country that doesn't follow the Chinese calendar in terms of Lunar New Year or mid-autumn festival,"she said.
"Ten years ago, there were only two or three hotpot restaurants here,"he said.