Winter in Fukuoka doesn't get toooo cold since it's located in the southern part of Japan. However, it still experiences snow. Temperatures, for the most part, stay in the 40's.
But after a long day of work and after peeling off your millions of layers of clothing, it's nice to warm up to a nice steaming bowl of nabemono, or nabe for short. Nabe, being the Japanese word pot, and mono being the word for things. It's basically a hot pot, with whatever broth you want, with whatever ingredients you want. Popular broths consist of miso, butter, or kim chee and popular ingredients include any type of meat, and tons and tons of vegetables. Cabbage, bean sprouts, tofu, udon noodles, mushrooms, and green onions are a must.
Not only is nabe super easy to make but its also tasty and healthy (depending on the broth). It makes for a good last minute dinner. Just throw everything into your pot, turn up the heat, wait for everything to soak in the flavor from the broth, and eat! Deeelicious.
There's a Menchanko-Tei very close to my apartment. It specializes in Chanko-nabe, a specific nabe that sumo wrestlers eat, due to its high amount of protein. I ordered a set, Chanko-nabe, gyoza, and a bowl of rice. The nabe includes aburage, which is a fried tofu, and a large piece of mochi. Geez, loading up on carbs with the Chanko, be prepared!
Outside of my jutaku on a snowy day. Now doesn't looking at this make you want to warm up to a nice hot bowl of nabe???
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