How to make Chanko Nabe (Hotpot for Sumo wrestlers) 〜ちゃんこ鍋〜  | easy Japanese home cooking recipe

How to make Chanko Nabe (Hotpot for Sumo wrestlers) 〜ちゃんこ鍋〜 | easy Japanese home cooking recipe

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Taiji ́s Kitchen
112 Video Views·Apr 25, 2026  #JapaneseFood #hotpot #sumo

In this video, I am showing how to make Chanko Nabe, a type of Hotpot that is famous for Sumo wrestlers. Sumo is a traditional Japanese wrestling with the history of over 500 years. For them eating and getting big is part of their training.

In my Channel, I show step by step of alternative but authentic Japanese home cooking, which can be made with the ingredients that are easily available outside of Japan.

Ingredients for Kimbap
Chanko Nabe soup base
- Water 2 Cups
- Dashi powder 5 g
- Soy sauce 1 Tbsp
- Sugar 1-2 Tsp
- Garlic 1 clove
- Ginger 5 g

Meat ball:
- Ground pork (or chicken) 100 g
- Scallion 1 stalk
- Ginger 2 g

Vegetable/meat/fish of your choice:
Nappa cabbage, Cabbage, Carrot, Daikon Radish, Eggplant, Mushrooms (Shiitake, Shimeji, Enoki, oystermushroom, etc.)

00:00 Intro/Explanation of Sumo wrestling
03:02 Ingredients
03:36 Preparing vegetables
05:34 Preparing meat
06:12 Making soup base
06:57 Adding ingredients
07:57 Eating
09:49 Ending
10:45 Recipe

Please also watch my other videos
Shaba shabu: https://youtu.be/B7sg2Sh1BEs
Chicken Hotpot: https://youtu.be/w5bUi5MTYPw
Kimchi Hotpot: https://youtu.be/kwXdQ5h1zW8
Salmon Miso Hotpot: https://youtu.be/83PKs37GVqQ
Mille-feuille Hotpot: https://youtu.be/TRBXlrSpNPU
Curry Rice: https://youtu.be/8md7Z7HWkIY
Karaage: https://youtu.be/wv4GEri998c
Super juicy Karaage: https://youtu.be/ZjaWjCHbLfg
Sushi rice: https://youtu.be/JyTZh6Ei8XM
Maki Sushi (rolled Sushi): https://youtu.be/APPO8T037yk
Temari Sushi: https://youtu.be/J_8KAw86Rzk
Teriyaki Chicken: https://youtu.be/c4dDzWsoRqU
Mochi (with strawberry & Anko): https://youtu.be/INnRMphEk28
Mochi ice cream: https://youtu.be/STHO7bnbB1Y
Dango: https://youtu.be/maUuOALEmZg
Tonkatsu: https://youtu.be/lg6pk08HXL4

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