Chanko.Nabe

Ma usually cooked something special during weekends and today we had "ChankoNabe" for dinner.Anyway,have your ever heard of ChankoNabe before?Well,ChankoNabe is the staple diet of sumo wrestlers and they eat ChankoNabe every day to build up strength.Owhh..but don't worry!None sumo wrestlers also may have ChankoNabe too;)

Nabe means "Pot" (or a meal simmered in a pot),while Chanko is the meal eaten by sumo wrestlers.Common ingredients are chicken,fish,tofu,and vegetables like Welsh onions and Chinese cabbage,all cooked in a seasoned soup stock.

Japanese cuisine offers a variety of one-pot meals served with rice.Soup stock is heated in a pot at the dining table.Previously cut ingredients,generally vegetables, fish and/or meat,are simmered and eaten around the table.The Japanese enjoy the camaraderie that comes from gathering around a "nabe" with family members or good friends, especially when it is cold outside.

After you finish eating all of the ingredients,the next step is to add "udon" noodles or cooked rice,then finish everything to the last drop,savoring the thick soup.

..so called "ChankoNabe"
The "Nabe"
Boiled already..yeahhhh!!
Me & "Nabe"
Ready to eat(*^-^*)
Ouch!It's hot!!
Hot fish ball
I'm full Ma:))
Sleepy me....
Ready to depart for bed..oyasuminasai(^-^)/