M=Mom  S=Son 

M：Darling, you have been behaving so well......
S：Yes, Mom. I am a good mother boy.
M：Tell me exactly what do you want？
S：I just want to tell you a story about the origin of the chafing dish.
M：Oh, sounds cool, go ahead, please.
S：Well, have you heard of Yuan Shizu？
M：Of course, he is one of the emperors in Yuan Dynasty.
S：That's right. Once he led  a  troop to fight enemy on very chilly days. What he needed at that moment was energy, which mainly were from mutton.
M：So？
S：So he desired the stewed mutton for energy. Yet, originally the stewed mutton took long time to cook.
M：What happened next？
S：His cook then cut the tenderest part of the mutton in the shortest time into thin slices, and cooked them in boiling water.
M：Let me guess...... then he added some sauce to the meat.
S：Yes. Served with the mutton, he felt warm and energized enough to fight the enemy.
M：He must credit the victory to the chafing mutton dish.
S：Yes, that was the royalty started eating chafing dish, which later was spread to the public.
M：But why did you want to tell me this？
S：Mom, I am starving and need energy as soon as possible...... by the way, I have not seen any dish ready to be served yet.....

媽媽：親愛的，你怎麼這麼乖……
兒子：沒錯，老媽，我是個乖孩子。
媽媽：你今天又想做什麼了？
兒子：我只是想跟您說火鍋的由來。
媽媽：喔，聽起來真不錯，來，你說。
兒子：嗯，您有聽過元世祖嗎？
媽媽：當然有，他是元朝皇帝。
兒子：沒錯。有一次他帶領軍隊在非常寒冷的天氣中抵抗敵軍。那時候，他非常需要精力，尤其是羊肉所能提供的。
媽媽：所以呢？
兒子：所以他非常想吃燉羊肉來得到體力。然而，原本的燉羊肉要花很長的時間來熬煮。
媽媽：後來呢？
兒子：他的廚師就把羊肉最嫩的部分用最短的時間切成薄片，用滾水燙過。
媽媽：讓我猜……然後他又為肉片加了一些調味醬。
兒子：沒錯。吃了羊肉火鍋後，元世祖覺得非常暖和，而且精力充沛地抵抗敵軍。
媽媽：他一定是把這個勝利歸功於羊肉火鍋。
兒子：是的，那就是皇族們開始吃火鍋的來由，後來才普及民間。
媽媽：你為什麼要跟我說這個呢？
兒子：媽，我好餓，也要一點精力……而且，我還沒有看到任何一盤菜……