Sumo stew

Packed with protein and vegetables, this Japanese Sumo Wrestler Stew (Chanko Nabe) is healthy and comforting at the same time!

For a hearty Japanese recipe, try the protein-packed Chanko-Nabe, or sumo wrestlers’ stew. A robust Japanese recipe, Chanko-Nabe is the signature dish for sumo…

It is soup season, and there is nothing better than a hearty bowl of soup or stew to warm up your body inside and out. This is Japan’s Famous Chanko Nabe, also known as Sumo Stew. Homemade meatballs simmering in chicken stock is the best soup this winter. Chanko Nabe is healthy, filling, and easy to make at home! You can customize your Chanko Nabe with any vegetable or noodles of your choice.

The rules of sumo are simple. If any part of your body touches the ground except the soles of your feet, or you step or fall outside the straw perimeter of the dohyo (ring), you lose. The only off-limits moves are closed-fist punching, eye poking, and crotch grabbing. Everything else is fair game. Expect to […]

The hearty stew is eaten in vast quantities to help the oversize athletes gain weight.

Make this delicious and nutritious Japanese style "Sumo Stew" packed with vegetables, tofu and homemade chicken meatballs in a miso broth.

Chanko nabe is a kind of stew that’s known as the original sumo food. Despite the reputation that sumos have for their huge statures, the recipe for chanko nabe is actually relatively healthy, low in fat and loaded with vegetables. This version uses only chicken – based on the old joke that eating an animal that walks only on two legs will help a sumo stay on his feet – but in reality there’s no fixed recipe for chanko nabe, and versions can contain beef, salmon, pork or anything else you…

Chanko Nabe is a hot pot dish consumed by sumo wrestlers. The chicken based broth and lots of different ingredients are so delicious.Just like any other hot pot dishes, the list of ingredients is long but you don't have to have all ingredients.Time to make Tsukune is not included. I separated the time to make Chicken Broth since it can be made ahead of time. Cook Time is only to make Chanko Nabe Broth as you only need to prepare the hot pot dish and let the diners cook.Don't forget to see…

Chanko nabe is the indispensable food that supports those in the world of sumo, Japan’s national sport. In this article, we will introduce chanko nabe and where you can enjoy it in Tokyo!