"Nabe (one-pot dish)" is a typical home food of winter in Japan and is often shared with family or good friends. It is normally cooked in front of guests or dinners.
There are many variations in Nabe by ingredient and soup put in.
"Chanko-nabe" is one of them and is known as one cooked for Sumo wrestlers.
It means that "Chanko-nabe" has the heaviest in term of volume and ingredients in all kinds of nabe dishes.
What we found in the pot, Chanko-nabe...
Japanese leeks, mushrooms, Chinese cabbage, deep-fried tofu, chiken, fish, shrimps, slice of bacon(which is rare to find in nabe), tofu, udon noodle
At Chanko-nabe restaurants, we can also taste other dishes probably popular among sumo wrestlers.
Left: Beef tataki(raw meat with spicy sauce)
Centre: Salada with fried leek
Right: Fried shrimps
Restaurant name: Shibamatsu (芝松）
Address: 1-11-16 Midorigaoka, Meguro-ku, Tokyo
Website: http://www.shibamatsu.com
Located in quiete residential area. Just 1minute walk from Midorigaoka station on Tokyu Oimachi Line.
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