A Cook-Your-Own Feast from Chengdu

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There are many things on the menu at Da Long Yi. One thing is certain, though: You will be cooking your dinner in hot soup under a deep orange spill of chile oil thick with dried chiles.

Jenny Huang for The New York Times

A Cook-Your-Own Feast from Chengdu

Da Long Yi, a hot pot chain based in the capital of Sichuan, has opened its first New York location on Canal Street.