Shabu-Shabu Hot Pot Set
$58 play money
Paper-thin beef swished through simmering broth. On the ChowChow Feast menu it costs $58 in play money, which puts it in the Everyday tier ($15 to $59). It is part of the everyday core of the menu.
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Key facts
- Cuisine
- Japanese
- Menu section
- Japanese
- Price tier
- Everyday ($15 to $59)
- Play-money price
- $58
- Main ingredients
- thin beef, vegetables, kelp broth, dipping sauces
- How it is served
- A pot of clear broth on a burner beside a platter of thin marbled beef slices and vegetables
History, tradition and origin
Cooking at the table in a shared pot is a winter tradition in Japan. Beef simmered in sweet soy sauce became popular in the late 1800s, when eating beef was newly permitted and fashionable. The style in which thin slices are swished through plain kelp broth appeared in Osaka in the 1950s and takes its name from the sound.
Food economy and industry
Both dishes rely on beef sliced almost paper-thin, which needs well-marbled meat and specialised slicing. They helped create Japan's market for premium domestic beef. Hot pot restaurants are a large sector across East Asia, and supermarkets sell pre-sliced meat and ready-made broths for cooking at home.
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