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Japanese Winter Dishes

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Various nabe (hot pot) dishes are the most popular winter food in Japan. Here is a list of more dishes which keeps you warm on cold days.

Yose Nabe

Yosenabe is a kind of Japanese nabe (one-pot) dish. It literally means putting everything together in a pot. You can put various ingredients, such as fish, seafood, meats, and vegetables.

Mizutaki

Mizutaki is a Japanese nabe (hot pot dishes.) Chicken and other ingredients are simply simmered in dashi soup. It's usually simmered at dining tables, and usually a pot is shared by some people.

Yudofu

Yudofu is a Japanese tofu hot pot. It's a simple but delicious tofu dish.

Ankake Udon

Udon noodles served in thick soup are generally called ankake udon. Many different ingredients can be cooked in the thick soup.

Torizosui

It's rice soup cooked with chicken. Usually, leftover steamed rice is simmered in dashi soup.

Simmered Daikon Ankake

Bite-size pieces of daikon radishes are simply simmered in dashi soup. The soup is thickened with katakuriko.

Oden

Oden is a popular Japanese hot pot, which includes daikon radish, hanpen (fish cakes), chikuwa (fish cakes), boiled eggs, konnyaku (yam cake), and more. These ingredients are simmered in kelp-based soup stock for hours.

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