This is also when sumo wrestlers started to become known for their size, which was in part a result of eating chanko nabe and lots and lots of rice. There is no one recipe for chanko nabe ...

In Japan, nabe, or hotpot, is a comforting, filling soupy-stew cooked in a donabe (earthenware pot). Chanko nabe – sumo wrestler nabe – is a healthy, hearty, calorific version that gets its ...