"Gold Prices Soar, Yet How?"... 100 Million Won 'Hwanggeum Pot' Mukbang Appears

Controversy Over 'Golden Pot' Hot Pot Mukbang in China
Pot Price Reaches a Staggering 140 Million KRW
Criticism Mounts Over Excessive Showiness and Creating Discomfort

As market uncertainty expands due to U.S. tariff policies, the price of gold, a representative safe-haven asset, is soaring worldwide. Amid this, a woman in China has sparked controversy by revealing a video of herself eating hot pot in a pot made of pure gold. Local netizens criticized it as excessive showiness and creating a sense of discomfort.

A Chinese woman has sparked controversy by revealing herself eating hot pot from a pure gold pot. Weibo

According to local media such as Shenzhen News Network on the 21st, a gold and silver shop in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, made a pot from a 1kg pure gold bar based on a customer's order. According to local market prices, the price of this 'golden pot' reaches a staggering 700,000 yuan (about 140 million KRW).

The pot was completed after about a month of repeated processes of heating, hammering, and cooling the gold. The Chinese woman who commissioned the pot posted a video showing herself cooking hot pot inside the finished pot and adding ramen to eat.

Chinese netizens who saw this poured out criticism. They said that cooking ramen in such an enormously expensive pot was excessive showiness and created a sense of discomfort. However, some responses defended it, saying it was a "creative and artistic idea," "envy of the wealth," and "somehow it looks tastier."

Some also expressed health concerns about whether cooking with a golden pot might cause physical harm. Since gold’s melting point exceeds 1000 degrees Celsius, the heat generated during cooking is not enough to affect the gold, but caution is advised. In response, the woman explained that the golden pot boils water faster than other pots, but the taste of the food is no different.

Meanwhile, as the second Trump administration imposes tariffs on various countries overseas, economic uncertainty has increased, leading to a preference for safe-haven assets and a continuous rise in gold prices. As of the 20th Eastern Time, the spot price of gold traded at $2,954.69, and gold futures also traded at $2,956.10 per ounce, up 0.7% from the previous session.