SHABU SHABU | SAVORY

Shabu shabu is a type of Japanese nabemono or hotpot dish. It usually consists of thinly sliced meat and veggies in a boiling pot served with dipping sauce. The term is an onomatopoeia in Japan - the meat makes a shabu shabu noise when you swirl your meat in the boiling pot of water. The food item is all served raw initially and it is up to you to cook the meat in the boiling pot of water. Once your food is cooked you pick it out of the pot and eat with your choice of dipping sauces such as sesame seed sauce, ponzu sauce or ponzu with daikon. Shabu Shabu is usually only eaten at shabu shabu specialty stores or more commonly at home.

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