Hot pot & soups
Nabe (hot pot)
鍋料理
51 varieties
Nabe covers the dishes eaten around a single pot, simmering ingredients in broth as the meal goes on. Some forms are eaten across the country, such as sukiyaki, which simmers beef in warishita, shabu-shabu, which swishes meat through broth, and yosenabe, which gathers cabbage, tofu, and more. Others, like kiritanpo-nabe, ishikari-nabe, and botan-nabe, came from a place's ingredients and way of living. By how the broth is seasoned and what goes in, the pots fall into lines such as warishita-sukiyaki, shabu-shabu, mizutaki and chiri, miso-based, soy-based and yosenabe, and oden, and this section follows those differences and each pot's ties to its land.
Oden6
- Aichi Miso Oden味噌おでんAichioden dipped from a pot of sweetened red miso at the table
- Konnyaku Miso Odenこんにゃく味噌おでんGunmaKonnyaku Miso Oden (Gunma) — skewered konjac simmered then glazed with sweet miso
- Odenおでんdaikon, fish cakes, and eggs simmered in a light dashi broth
- Konnyaku no Miso OdenこんにゃくのみそおでんSaitama YoriiKonnyaku no Miso Oden (Saitama) — skewered hand-made konjac glazed with sweet miso
- Shizuoka Oden静岡おでんShizuoka City, Shizuokaoden simmered in a broth blackened with dark fish cake and beef tendon
- Shoga Miso Odenしょうが味噌おでんAomori City, Aomorioden served with a grated ginger and red miso sauce
Miso-based8
- Ankou-nabeあんこう鍋Ibaraki Kitaibarakimonkfish hot pot, with its liver melted into a miso or soy broth
- Beka Nabeべか鍋IshikawaBekanabe — herring pickled in rice bran, simmered in a hot pot
- Botan Nabeぼたん鍋Hyogo Tamba Sasayamawild boar and vegetable hot pot in a miso broth
- Inobuta Nabeいのぶた鍋Yamanashi City, Yamanashia sesame miso hot pot of wild-boar-crossed pork
- Ishikari Nabe石狩鍋Hokkaidosalmon and vegetable miso hot pot
- Kaki no Dotenabeかきの土手鍋Hiroshimaoyster hot pot with a miso levee around the rim
- Shishi Nabeしし鍋Okayamamiso hot pot with wild boar
- Tohei Nabeとうへい鍋Fukuoka MunakataTouhei nabe — a miso hot pot built from a giant conger eel once thrown back for being unprofitable
Mizutaki & chiri (light broth)8
- Asuka Nabe飛鳥鍋Nara Asukachicken and vegetables simmered in a milk-enriched broth
- Bishu Nabe美酒鍋Hiroshima Higashihiroshimasake-simmered chicken and pork hot pot of the brewers' town
- Hamo Nabeハモ鍋Osakapike conger simmered with onion and potato, Senshu-style
- Jobannabe常夜鍋pork and spinach quickly simmered in kombu-and-sake broth, eaten with ponzu
- Mizutaki若鶏の水炊きFukuokabone-in chicken simmered into a milky broth and dipped in ponzu
- Tarachiriたらちりcod simmered with tofu and vegetables in kombu broth, eaten with ponzu
- TecchiriてっちりOsaka City, Osakafugu (pufferfish) hot pot, eaten with ponzu
- Yudofu湯豆腐Kyoto Kyoto (Sakyo Ward)tofu gently simmered in kombu-flavored water and dipped in soy sauce
Shabu-shabu style2
Soy-based & yosenabe17
- Chanko Nabeちゃんこ鍋Tokyo Sumidathe sumo stable's communal hot pot
- Damako Nabeだまこ鍋Akitapounded rice dumpling hot pot
- Hamo-sukiハモすきHyogoconger pike eel and Awaji onion simmered in a seasoned broth
- Imoni芋煮Yamagataa riverside autumn hot pot of taro and beef simmered together
- ImotakiいもたきEhime Ozua riverside autumn hot pot of taro, chicken, and mochi dumplings
- Ishiru Nabeいしる鍋Ishikawahot pot seasoned with Noto's fish sauce
- Junsai Nabeじゅんさい鍋Akita Mitanewater shield hot pot
- Kajiya Nabe鍛冶屋鍋Hyogo Mikioctopus and eggplant simmered in a sweet soy broth, a blacksmiths' dish
- Kamo-nabe (Nagahama)鴨鍋(長浜)Shiga 長浜市Kamo-nabe — wild duck hot pot, a winter specialty of Nagahama on Lake Biwa
- KanisukiかにすきOsaka Osaka (Chuo Ward)crab hot pot with vegetables, a pot said to have been devised in Dotonbori
- Kimuchi-nabeキムチ鍋Kimchi-nabe — a Japanese-style hot pot of everyday ingredients seasoned with kimchi
- Kiritanpo Nabeきりたんぽ鍋Akita Odategrilled rice-paste stick hot pot
- Kujira no Harihari Nabe鯨のハリハリ鍋Osaka City, Osakawhale meat and mizuna hot pot
- Motsunabeもつ鍋Fukuoka City, Fukuokabeef offal hot pot with cabbage and garlic chives, a Hakata specialty
- Negima Nabeねぎま鍋Tokyo Katsushikatuna and leek hot pot, the original negima
- Shottsuru Nabeしょっつる鍋Akita Ogasailfin sandfish hot pot in fish sauce broth
- Yosenabe寄せ鍋a hot pot of assorted meat, seafood, and vegetables cooked together at the table
Sukiyaki-style (simmered in warishita)10
- Toriniku no Sukiyaki鶏肉のすき焼きFukuokaa whole chicken, offal included, simmered sweet and salty in a pot
- Gyu Nabe牛鍋Kanagawa Yokohamabeef, tofu and greens simmered together from the start in seasoned broth
- Kashiwa no HikizuriかしわのひきずりAichia chicken sukiyaki finished with a raw egg dip
- Kashiwa no Sukiyakiかしわのすき焼きNarachicken sukiyaki simmered in a sweet soy broth
- Sukiyakiすき焼きthin-sliced beef simmered in sweetened soy sauce with vegetables
- Sukiyaki (Kansai-fu)すき焼き(関西風)Osaka City, OsakaSukiyaki, Kansai style — beef grilled in the pot, then seasoned with sugar and soy sauce
- Sukiyaki (Kanto-fu)すき焼き(関東風)TokyoSukiyaki, Kanto style — beef simmered in a sweet soy broth made ahead
- Unagi Dofuうなぎ豆腐Shimane Matsuea yanagawa-style hot pot of eel and grilled tofu
- Yanagawa Nabe柳川なべFukuoka Yanagawaloach and burdock simmered in a pot and finished with beaten egg
- Yanagawa Nabe柳川鍋Tokyoloach simmered with burdock and egg
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Before you go
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- At yakiniku, shabu-shabu, and hot potGrilling your own meat at yakiniku, swishing thin slices at shabu-shabu, and sharing from the pot — the customs behind each.