DENG FENG SPICY HOTPOT 49, WuQuan (WuChuan) 5th Street, Taichung (04)2372-8593 Hours：11 am-1 am

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      If you want to eat a lot spicy "mala" hot pot and you can't find a friend to help you eat it, then come to this place for their mini-hotpots. After gaining a name for itself with six years of business in Taipei's Yonghe, this restaurant has opened a new franchise in Taichung. The design of this shop is relatively simple, but tasteful, and the prices of the food are reasonable. There are two ways to dine. One is the individual hot pot (NT$80 with tofu, duck blood, sausages), with many flavors to choose from--kimchee, curry, spicy, duck blood, sausage, and others. You can add your favorite ingredients, such as beef, mutton, pork and seafood (NT$120-150) or sausages, duck blood, dumplings, vegetables, tofu (NT$30). For some adventure, try the 15 Style Sausage Hotpot (NT$190), with choices of beef, mutton or pork; noodles or rice; two side dishes; and crispy fried or steamed stinky tofu--both house specialties. The spicy hotpot soup base is highly recommended. You can add licorice, crystal sugar, peppers and Chinese-style spicy sauce to the chili; the taste assaults your taste buds and opens up your pores once it hits your mouth. Even the least-spicy dish here is hot in comparison to other shops, so be careful when ordering. --By Uvia Chang