Haidilao menu preview

Haidilao US ingredient examples

Examples from the official US catalogue captured by SeEat on September 10, 2026 and checked on September 30. Some source records date to 2022; the capture date is not their introduction date. This preview does not confirm local availability or include a complete soup-base menu.

Compare format as well as ingredient

Three starting points, not a ranking. Choose what you want to add to the broth, not just another familiar name.

Prepared shrimp versus a whole-shrimp choice

Haidilao Special Shrimp Paste

Compare shrimp paste with Jumbo Shrimp if you want shrimp in a different form. The catalogue describes a prepared shrimp mixture; do not read “paste” as a dipping sauce. Ask staff how the ingredient is served and cooked in your chosen meal.

A wheat-noodle choice

Dancing Noodle

Choose this when a noodle component matters to your order. The official description identifies wheat flour. Compare it with adding another meat or seafood dish; ask about preparation and service rather than assuming a performance is always included.

Bean flavor and a chewy texture

Fresh Tofu Skin

The source describes this as chewy with a bean flavor. Compare it with leafy vegetables or Fried Beancurd Rolls rather than treating every tofu-related name as the same ingredient. A different form can be the reason to choose it.

AI reference images · not photographs of the restaurant’s actual dishes

Give each hot-pot ingredient a purpose

Use the catalogue to make a shortlist, then check the actual menu and broth at the restaurant.

1. 01

   Start with the actual broth menu

   This captured catalogue focuses on ingredients. Choose the broth from the restaurant’s current menu and tell staff your preferences; do not infer available soup bases or their ingredients from these examples.

2. 02

   Compare forms before adding more

   Shrimp paste and whole shrimp are different formats; noodles, tofu skin and leafy greens offer other roles. Decide whether another item adds a format you want rather than repeating a protein simply because its name is familiar.

3. 03

   Read processed names carefully

   Fish Tofu is a fish-based product, not plain soybean tofu. Tripe is an offal choice. Check recipes and preparation with staff when those distinctions affect your order; generated images and tags cannot answer every ingredient question.

Names that deserve a second look

Shrimp paste

A prepared shrimp ingredient in this catalogue, not a promise of a sauce or a particular finished dish.

Fish tofu

The official description identifies fish as its base. The word tofu alone does not make this a plant-based choice.

Tripe

A beef stomach/offal ingredient here. Compare it with sliced beef if you are choosing between familiar meat and an offal texture.

Dipping sauce versus soup base

The official site lists these in separate categories. A sauce for dipping is not the broth you order for the pot.

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