The history of shabu-shabu

Shabu-shabu is a type of Japanese hot pot.The original Japanese for shabu-shabu is しゃぶしゃぶ , which refers to using chopsticks to hold the meat and sway the soup...

Nov 16,2021 |

Shabu-shabu is a type of Japanese hot pot.

The original Japanese for shabu-shabu is "しゃぶしゃぶ", which refers to using chopsticks to hold the meat and sway the soup back and forth. Generally, the thinly sliced ​​beef is put in a pot with a special soup, and after it is blanched, it is served with sauces such as yuzu vinegar or sesame paste. Recently, pork-based "pork shabu-shabu" and fish-based "seafood shabu-shabu" have also been introduced. In addition, the shabu-shabu is also served with vegetables such as cabbage and mushrooms.

The history of shabu-shabu

Japanese-style shabu-shabu was developed in 1952 by the president of Suehiro (スエヒロ) in Nagarakcho, Osaka. This food trend has not gone down so far, and it can be said that you can see shabu-shabu specialty shops everywhere.

Shabu-shabu can be enjoyed at high-end Japanese restaurants, shabu-shabu restaurants or hot pot restaurants,Beef Shabu（牛熊市 ）and of course there are some affordable chain restaurants. In addition, some shops will provide "all you can eat " service, that is, you can enjoy unlimited meat and vegetables in the shop for a fixed amount of time for a certain period of time.

Next, we will introduce basic information about Japanese shabu-shabu to overseas tourists.

Shabu-shabu is simple and not difficult to cook.

What you need can be roughly divided into three categories, namely ingredients, soups and sauces. As long as you are ready, it's OK.

・Soup

If you want to make kelp soup, you can boil the water in a special pot for casserole or shabu-shabu, put the kelp to boil, and the kelp soup is ready. The kelp should be taken out before the water is boiled.

The ingredients are generally beef slices and pork slices. The fish shabu-shabu uses yellowtail and high-body amberjack, which are thinner than sashimi. You can buy special sliced ​​meat for shabu-shabu in Japanese supermarkets. Other related ingredients include cabbage, green onions, lettuce, shiitake mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, Congshengkou Mushrooms, artemisia and tofu.

・Sauce

The general sauces are medicinal flavors (green onions, mashed radish, and red leaves (that is, mashed carrots and chili), etc.), grapefruit vinegar and sesame sauce.

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