Japanese Healthy Food '' SHABU-SHABU''
The new restaurant serving Shabu-shabu is opened near my apartment. I went for a lunch on Sunday with my hubbie. Shabu-shabu means sliced beef(or pork) boiled with vegetables, dipping them in Japanese sources and eating.
This is the entrance of that restaurant. It is a chain store.
楽 mean '' Fun''
Each seats are separated and like a small room, that is good !
See, TV is set. We can order through the TV screen... it give more information of shops and menus, meals they serve etc. Each table has IH (induction heater). Yes, boil on the table and eat. It is a kind of fun !!!
And then, what we ordered came !
There are NOT beaf this time, pork..
Cause it is more reasonable....
We put the pork in boiled soup and move a little, and boil up very quickly cause the pork are sliced so thinly. We, Japanese, use thin-sliced meat so often in cooking. At super-markets, the meat are sliced and packed, and sold. So, I was shocked at many blocks sold on US shops LoL.
And, this is my choice. It is streamed pork and vegetables. Some mashrooms are there too ! It looks healthy, doesn't it ?
In both types, the pork are dipped in several sources like below,
1) Ponzu Source - that is so typical source for Shabu-shabu. Soysource, vinegar, some citrus, and bonito soup.
2) Sesame source - also popular. It is creamy and good on this kind of light taste dishes.
3) Original source - more soup made from fish like bonito, that is Very Japanese taste. And Citrus is added. It is delicate taste, but also match well with Shabu-shabu.
I really recommend you to try '' ShabuShabu'' when you come to Japan !!!
This restaurant is around 1,000-1,500 yen per person in a lunch time.
The volume may not be big enough.... but it is quite suitable to my stomach d(o'(ェ)'o)b
Comments
I think Japnaese food is more reasonable than everybody's thought ! JPY1,000-JPY1,500 is equivalent to around US$10-15 per person. It is not bad. But, noramlly it is US$5-10 per person for lunch !
I actually have a restaurant near my house called Shabu Shabu. Thank you for explaining it's meaning. :-)
The price is similar to the normal lunch prices here in Sweden.
Dear LT
No problem ! Actually Shabu-shabu is a kind of imitative word for action of moving meat in a hot pot. It is interesting to hear there is Shabu-shabu restaurant near your house... they also serve Shabu-shabu actually ? It is Japanese restaurant.. right ?
Dear Cleodelinda
I also want everybody to know more Japanese foods, not only Sushi but also other traditional foods. I think Japanese restaurants can offer 1 meal of JPY500, around that is so reasonable !!!! My normal lunch is JPY600 at cafe.
Dear Reesie
Hello. Thanks for your adding me to your neighbor !!!
Yes, it was delicious ! Also it is new and quiet at the separated room, that was also good thing.
Dear Lilita
Hello. It was interesting to see you have tried Shabu-shabu before, and that you have a Japanese friend. Now the Japanese reaturants seem increasing all over the world. That makes me happy cause I love Japanese food !
ohhh interesting but can we stubtitute prok with other meat?? checkin?? or beef
btw , it is not only the Japanses resturant that's increasing , it is the whole Japanses culture :)
Nice to meet you, Purity. Welcome to my blog.
Yes, Beef Shabu-Shabu is the most common one. It was a little expensive for a lunch, I just choose port.
I went to your blog, you are a big fun of ARASHI. It is interesting. There are many TV program they show up. I had seen the TV Drama, ''Hanayori-Dango''.
Nice to meet you too :)
yes yes .. that's good. I'de like to have beef shabu shabu , sounds ''yumi " hehe
yes yes yes i am a big ARASHI-Matsumoto Jun fan ^^ i am proud of them
BTW Hana Yori Dango Final is already shown in Cinema over there in Japan :)
thanx for visiting my simple blog ^^