After a yearlong renovation, Mumu Hot Pot is finally welcoming diners at its sixth, and newest, Bay Area location, Westfield ...

Hot pot spans Asia with a flurry of ingredients ... Everything else can be acquired at the buffet: thick cuts of taro root, tofu cubes and skins, shrimp, fish, squid, meatballs and a selection ...

It is the fifth Mumu Hot Pot in the Bay Area ... king oyster mushrooms and taro; and vermicelli, rice cake, house ramen and instant noodles. Everything is tied together with a rainbow assortment ...

Veggie choices include bok choy, corn, onions, taro, mushrooms and spinach. Weekday lunches are $21 and dinner/weekends are $31 for adults. If you want both BBQ and hot pot, it's $5 more.

On a recent evening when the thermostat was just barely hovering above 40 degrees, I knew the time had come for a steaming bowl of hot pot. It’s ... crisp radish discs and taro root.

(Photo courtesy of Mumu Hot Pot) Vegetarian add-ons include fresh tofu, fried tofu pods and bean curd; spinach, Napa cabbage, broccoli, king oyster mushrooms and taro; and vermicelli, rice cake ...