Shabu-shabu (しゃぶしゃぶ? , also spelled syabu-syabu) is a Japanese variant of hot pot. Japanese Cuisine has developed over the centuries as a result of many political and social changes For the style of "hot pot" cooking that uses a clay pot see Clay pot cooking. The dish is related to sukiyaki in style, where both use thinly sliced meat and vegetables, and usually served with dipping sauces. Sukiyaki (鋤焼 or more commonly ja すき焼き ja スキヤキ is a Japanese dish in the Nabemono (Japanese steamboat) style However, it is starkly different in taste; shabu-shabu is more savory and less sweet than sukiyaki. Sweet is one of the five Basic tastes and is almost universally regarded as a pleasurable experience Sukiyaki (鋤焼 or more commonly ja すき焼き ja スキヤキ is a Japanese dish in the Nabemono (Japanese steamboat) style It is considered a winter dish but is eaten year-round.
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Ingredients
The dish is traditionally made with thinly sliced beef, though modern preparations sometimes use pork, crab, chicken, duck, or lobster. Pork' is the Culinary name for Meat from the domestic Pig ( Sus scrofa) often specifically the fresh meat but can be used as an all-inclusive Crabs are decapod Crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (βραχύ / brachy The chicken ( Gallus gallus, sometimes G gallus domesticus) is a domesticated Fowl which is traditionally believed to have descended from For duck as a food see Duck (food; for other meanings see Duck (disambiguation. Clawed lobsters compose a family ( Nephropidae, sometimes also Homaridae) of large marine Crustaceans Lobsters are economically important as Most often, tender ribeye steak is used, but less tender cuts such as top sirloin are also common. The rib eye or ribeye, also known as the Scotch filet (in Australia and New Zealand) is a Beef Steak from the beef Top sirloin is a cut of meat from the loin of a steer or heifer. A more expensive meat, such as Wagyu, may also be used for its enhanced flavor and texture. refers to several breeds of Cattle genetically predisposed to intense marbling and to producing a high percentage of oleaginous Unsaturated fat.
Shabu-shabu is usually served with tofu and vegetables, including Chinese cabbage, chrysanthemum leaves, nori (edible seaweed), onions, carrots, shiitake mushrooms and enokitake mushrooms. Tofu, also (the Japanese Romaji spelling doufu (the Chinese Pinyin spelling often used in Chinese recipes or bean curd (the literal Chinese cabbage ( Brassica rapa subspecies see below) also known as snow cabbage is a Chinese Leaf vegetable commonly used in Garland chrysanthemum ( Leucanthemum coronarium, Chrysanthemum coronarium) also known as chrysanthemum greens or Nori (海苔 ( 김 kim or gim) is the Japanese name for various edible Seaweed species of the Red alga Porphyra Seaweed is a loose colloquial term encompassing macroscopic Multicellular, benthic marine Algae. Organicsalsajpg||thumb|right|Onions used in salsa.]]Cooked onions in frying pan The carrot ( Daucus carota subsp sativus, Etymology: Middle French carotte, from Late Latin carōta, from Greek karōton The shiitake ( Lentinula edodes) is an Edible mushroom native to East Asia, which is cultivated and consumed in many Asian countries as well as being dried Enokitake ( Chinese: 金[[wiktionary 針|針]] 菇, Pinyin: jīnzhēngū; Japanese: えのき茸 enokitake In some places, Udon and/or harusame noodles may also be served. is a type of thick Wheat -based Noodle popular in Japanese cuisine.
Preparation
The dish is prepared by submerging a very thin slice of meat or a piece of vegetable in a pot of boiling water or dashi (broth) made with kombu (kelp) and swishing it back and forth several times. Kombu or konbu (昆布 kombɯ also called dashima (다시마 dasima) or haidai ( are edible Kelp (The familiar swishing sound is where the dish gets its name. Shabu-shabu roughly translates to "swish-swish". ) Cooked meat and vegetables are usually dipped in ponzu or "goma" (sesame seed) sauce before eating with a bowl of steamed white rice. sometimes spelled ponju or ponsu, is a Citrus -based sauce commonly used in Japanese cuisine. Sesame ( Sesamum indicum) is a Flowering plant in the genus Sesamum. White rice is the name given to milled Rice which has had its Husk, Bran, and germ removed
Once the meat and vegetables have been eaten, leftover water (now broth) from the pot is customarily combined with the remaining rice, and the resulting soup is usually eaten last.
History
- The dish may have originated in the 13th century as a way for Genghis Khan to efficiently feed his soldiers[1]. Genghis Khan ( or;, Chinggis Khaan, ʧiŋgɪs χaːŋ Činggis Qaɣan; 1162–1227 born (meaning "ironworker" was the Mongol founder Mongol troops would have gathered around large pots and cooked together.
- Shabu-shabu was introduced in Japan in the 20th century with the opening of a Shabu-shabu restaurant "Suehiro"[2] in Osaka. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū The name of Shabu-shabu was named when Suehiro served it. After that, Suehiro registered the name of shabu-shabu as a trademark in 1955. The cuisine rapidly spread through Asia and is now a popular dish in Western countries as well. Western culture (sometimes equated with Western Civilization) are terms which are used to refer to Cultures of European origin Together with sukiyaki, shabu-shabu is a common dish in tourist hot-spots, especially in Tokyo, but also in local Japanese neighborhoods (colloquially called "Little Tokyos") in countries such as the United States. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. Little Tokyo, also known as Little Tokyo Historic District, is an ethnic Japanese American district in Downtown Los Angeles and one of only three official The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
- Shabu Shabu House in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California, USA was the first Shabu Shabu specialized restaurant in North America in the early 1990s. Little Tokyo, also known as Little Tokyo Historic District, is an ethnic Japanese American district in Downtown Los Angeles and one of only three official Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Since then Shabu Shabu has spread out over the rest of the state.
Trivia
- A recipe for Shabu-shabu exists in the PC game The Sims 2. The Sims 2 is a strategic life simulation Computer game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Sims can eat Shabu-shabu to satisfy their hunger need, or offer it to another sim. This is one of many recipes available in the game.
- In the movie Lost in Translation, Scarlett Johansson and Bill Murray's characters eat lunch at a shabu-shabu restaurant. Lost in Translation is a 2003 comedy-drama film starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. Scarlett I Johansson (born November 22 1984 is an actress and Singer, of dual American and Danish citizenship For the British actor see Billy Murray (actor. William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Later on, Murray wryly comments, "What kind of restaurant makes you cook your own food?"
- The 2-disc DVD for Night at the Museum has a cut scene where Ben Stiller's character is trying to get investors to invest in his shabu-shabu restaurant. Night at the Museum is a 2006 American Adventure Comedy film. Benjamin Edward "Ben" Stiller (born November 30 1965 is an Emmy Award -winning American Comedian, actor Film producer and director One of the potential investors is a dentist who comments that he doesn't think the idea of families with children and babies in a restaurant with pots of boiling water is a good idea.
- On the Japanese television show Iron Chef, famous yokuzuna Akebono had said that his three man Heya or "sumo stable" put away 60 servings of shabu-shabu in one sitting
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