- Glossary
- Nabe - Japanese hot pot
Nabe - Japanese hot pot
Nabe (nabemono) is a Japanese communal cooking style where a pot of broth is placed on a burner in the center of the table and everyone cooks ingredients to their liking.
The most famous variations are shabu-shabu (sliced meat in broth), sukiyaki (sweet-savoury pot), and chanko nabe (sumo wrestlers' hot pot). Rice or noodles are added to the remaining broth at the end.
- Nabe is a traditional winter dish that brings the family together at the table
- Shabu-shabu and sukiyaki are the most famous variations popular even outside Japan
- Chanko nabe is the hearty hot pot used to feed sumo wrestlers
- At the end rice or noodles are added to the remaining broth as a final course
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