A young man proposes to his girlfriend with a bunch of "hotpot beef" flowers in a hotpot restaurant in Beijing on March 28, 2015. [Photo: news.qq.com]

A young man has successfully proposed to his girlfriend with a bunch of "hotpot beef" flowers in a hotpot restaurant on their 5 years dating anniversary in Beijing.

The pair has been dating each other since college.

Chinese hot pot, also known as Chinese fondue or Chinese steam-boat, consists of various raw meats, vegetables, noodles, which are dipped into a shared pot of hot flavored broth using chopsticks in order to cook the items.

The young man said the reason why he used raw beef to make flowers and propose is that his girlfriend loves eating meat, especially hotpot meat.

Hotpot meat is usually cut into extremely thin slices so that it can be cooked instantly in boiled water.

The flowers were delicately handmade by the young man before his proposal.

He also said he doesn't mind his girlfriend gaining weight due to her hotpot habit.

Many customers at the present in the hotpot restaurant also thumb up for this creative and romantic idea.