Chankonabe (ちゃんこ鍋) - Feasting Like a Sumo Wrestler in Japan
Vložit
- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- Chankonabe (ちゃんこ鍋) is a Japanese sumo wrestling food. Check out my full Tokyo travel and food guide here: migrationology....
When I was in Tokyo, unfortunately it was not during the time of the year when sumo wrestling fights taking place in the city. However, that still doesn't mean that you can't go to the sumo area of Tokyo and walk around and of course eat. So one day we headed over to Ryogoku and first we went to the sumo stadium, where we walked around the small but free museum. And that's where I found the "sumo food map" - which happens to be available to any tourist or anybody who grabs it at the stadium.
I was pretty thrilled, after walking around for a few more minutes, I studied the map, and decided to walk around the neighborhood to discover some of the sumo restaurants available in the area. A few of them looked to be closed, but then finally I settled on a restaurant by the name of Chanko Tomoegata (巴潟). From the outside of the restaurant, you could see some sumo wrestler flags waving, but the restaurant actually didn't look all that busy. So we stepped inside, and using whatever communication we could, the receptionist told us that the restaurant was full. At first I was pretty disappointed, but then she just said to wait a few minutes and there would be space. Little did I know that the main part of the restaurant was upstairs, so we didn't even know how busy it was until some people started coming down.
The good news was, the wait only took about 15 minutes or so, and we were led up the staircase into sumo food heaven. The restaurant was actually a little bit on the expensive side, and I had no clue what I was ordering or what I was doing, all I know is that I needed to try a dish known as chankonabe (ちゃんこ鍋), which is like a sumo stew. It's supposed to be hearty, filling, calorie rich, and just overall delicious - I guess that's why Chanko Tomoegata (巴潟) was so busy. Unfortunately, there were no sumo wrestlers eating there, but mostly just business men and women... but anyway was still pretty cool. Everything in the restaurant was sumo themed, even our teacups had pictures of famous sumo wrestlers on them. I immediately loved the restaurant as soon as we walked in.
At first I was going to order a beautiful amazing and giant looking hot pot of soup with like 20 different ingredients in it, but then I realized that that was a little bit out of my price range, and would've cost about $30 per person - originally I had thought that it would be $30 for the whole pot. So the waitress kindly directed us to their lunch special known as Sumoheyafu Higawari Chanko, which is think was a type of chankonabe (ちゃんこ鍋) in a set. Ying and I both decided to go for, but she got just the normal platter, and I got the one with an extra dish of sashimi on the side.
Chankonabe (ちゃんこ鍋) is a sumo wrestlers meal. The version I got was like a big hot pot of miso soup, boiled with nice pieces of thin pork, a lot of napa cabbage, and some other vegetables and herbs. My meal came with an entire tray, so along with the chankonabe (ちゃんこ鍋), there was also different side dishes including a bowl of sashimi which was incredibly delicious. Since it was so cold outside when I was visiting Tokyo, this sumo feast was incredibly comforting and a warming meal. The miso soup broth was so smooth and so flavorful, and the mix of vegetables and meat and herbs was just marvelous. The other side dishes were equally delightful, and the entire meat at Chanko Tomoegata (巴潟) in Tokyo was excellent. It was just so cool to eat food like a sumo wrestler!
Address: www.tomoegata.com/
Price: 1,890 JPY ($18.60), but without the sashimi it was 1,260 JPY ($12.40)
Music in this video courtesy of Audio Network:
Free Thai street food guide: www.eatingthaif...
Eating Thai Food Guide: www.eatingthaif...
Bangkok 101 Guide: migrationology....
Thank you so much for watching this food and travel video by Mark Wiens. Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss my next tasty adventure. You can subscribe right here: www.youtube.com...
The "gelatin ball" is called Konjac (konnyaku in japanese), is a vegan version of normal gelatin, there's almost no callories and no nutrients as well (just some minerals) in it and is also very common to eat when you are on a diet.
Great, thank you so much for the info, I had no clue what that was!
Mark Wiens =D you're welcome! I love your videos so much, this exchange of experiences is very important for me, is like being wherever you are, amazing! Greetings from Brazil
I've never seen a miso soup look so tasty! By the way, I'm loving what your t-shirt says, it's awesome!
Thank you very much!
Chankonabe is sooooo very filling and lovely!
When in #Tokyo , one thing you have to do is eat like a SUMO wrestler... and for that you need to try a dish known as Chankonabe (ちゃんこ鍋)!
Watch the video now: czcams.com/video/7KcFGjAUgcU/video.html
#JapaneseFood #Tokyo
Awesome man i also want to eat sumo set in japan
How much money did it cost you for the whole trip?
you make me laugh everytime you express your face and to the side.
+Mark Wiens So jealous! I used to be a big fan of former Yokozuna Shiyonofuji, and I always wanted to try chankonabe! That jelly ball look like is Konnyaku I think? From a potato, very good for cleaning your system i heard! x
+sen koma Chiyonofuji was hot! He was my favorite Sumotori also!
Mark and Mike from strictlydumplings are my favorite food bloggers
I clicked for the chanko nabe soup....stayed for the face expression...loll that was hilarious. Subscribed
I like Mark’s older videos, just him Ying and Micah not a bunch of superfluous friends hanging out or have to act like a restaurant critic!
You are so awesome to make these videos, and share recipes as well! Love the positive vibes! Keep smiling Mark!
Thank you very much Mika!
I looooove Miso Soup, probably best of all the Japanese foods. It is ever good and satisfying.
hahaha its so funny that face he makes after tasting the food.....he most really enjoy tasting food.....funny guy
oh my goodness, everything looks so good!
That gelatine ball is called 'konnyaku' a.k.a. Devil's tongue, it's normally found in Oden
Thank you Yuki!
a slightly old video a bit late for me to say but the food looks fantastic ! I love all your videos keep up the awesomeness mark xD !!
Mark you should revisit this place and do another review 7 years later!!
Very inspiring soup! Thanks Mark!
Thanks Tom!
There's nothing wrong with his face expression?? It shows how much he love the food. How mean is the guy that commented bout punching his face?? Whoever comment that chill and enjoy life. You don't like his video I'm sure Mark is not forcing you to watch.
I love how you taste the food and shaking your head , love it though
i can almost taste that soup, another great vid Mark, i agree with TheSpritz0 that is a cool shirt....keep it spicy
Thank you so much!
Mark, please don't ever stop doing your eyes closed swoom after tasting something delicious. I love it!
Another awesome vid mark! Reminds me of this oyster miso soup I had when I visited. Had my mouth watering while watching this
Hey Akito, thank you for watching, wow that sounds delicious too! Was it in Tokyo?
This is the most satisfied face I've seen from Mark of all his videos.
The most?? They're identically the same
The face he makes after eating just adds to the experience. To all of those who are complaining about it: Suck it up!
Does anyone else wanna make a meme out pf the amount of times he tilts his head and smiles like that
yes
No, after maybe the first 1 or 2 times it's cute, but that's all he does...it's become so annoying now, to the point of way over-done .
Mark you are such a connoisseur of foods You make every bite seem so savory and so tasty it's a miracle watching you eat.
Thank you for your kind words, I appreciate you watching!
Chankonabe is great I think I will try this even though I am a builder. I will try these as my diet.
Hey man! I didn't know you had a CZcams channel... Very ignorant of me... We exchanged some mails when I was in Thailand. Good to see you again!☺️
my 9 yrs old son is a great fan of urs...he watches each and every video .....he wants to meet u some day.....great videos indeed...:)
Hey, thank you so much, and please say hello to your son for me. Would love to meet him someday!
He's so cute when he's hungry!
As a first time viewer to this channel, that face that he makes after eating something delicious is just about the creepiest thing I've seen all day/week.
It's almost sexual lol
I’m not sure “perfection” and “magestic” are the right words to describe a 1500yen bowl of sumo soup...
Awesome video, cool to see they actually have Sumo specials!! I like your SHIRT, too- I agree!!
Thank you for watching, sumo specials are amazing!
WOW ! Great video as always mark !
Thank you Jean-Benoit!
Lipsmacking goodness in a bowl !! I could feel my lips sticking together just watching you slurp Mark ---- Nice !!!!
Haha, thanks a lot Marcus, love your comment!
Hi Mark, the gelatine thing you ate is called Konnyaku is made from Japanese yam. My grandmother used to make them from scratch when I visited her as a kid.
Aww that looks SO amazing Mark! Lovely, all the whole sumo vibe is great! Love your tee btw :D
Thank you, I appreciate it. The sumo atmosphere was soo cool!
Shouldn't have watched this when I was hungry, looks so good!
Thank you for watching!
When his head leaning to the left/right, it's good.
I think that deep fry gravy you mentioned is korokke (croquette). Probably made from mash potatoes with meat and cream.
Oh cool thanks for the info, it was nice and creamy!
I'm drooling and I hope they have something similar in Los Angeles, Cali. Btw, that's a million bucks facial expression. It shows the love of good foods😋👍👍
That soup looks amazing. I'd love to try it with all those side dishes too 🤤
I enjoy Chanonabe. Ate an awesome one in Osaka and at some Sumo teacher's house.
fairly new subscriber and first time commenter here saying i'm loving watching your videos so far and i've gotten used to your signature taste stare :) love the quality of your videos as well as your commentary on the food. you seem to know a lot about food and have a great appreciation for all the different cuisines/flavors in the world. keep up the great work!
Couple of Questions, 1. What was the name of this Restaurant ?, 2. How often do you Travel a Year and 3. have you ever been to Buffalo (my Hometown). If not I can hook you up with some Awesome Recommendations !!!
Mark! I just got my tickets to China this summer! I can't wait!:) hope to see you there lol
Very cool to hear that, exciting! How long will you be there?
I will be there for 1 month and half!!!
everytime Mark makes that face i want to eat what he is eating.You are one of the reasons i am visiting Tokyo.So thank you for that
旨そうに食べている顔を見てるだけでなんだか幸せになれます
Thank You
You're welcome, thank you for watching!
Mark is a sumo disguised in a skinny body
Glad you enjoyed Japan, lived in Osaka for 14 years. love this country, taking my 9 year old this march 2015
That is quite a reasonable price for the splendid lunch
Hey Barry, yes not bad, and without the sashimi (but same meal) it was only $12 (my wife got that version).
I would look like I belong at a chanko place. I believe that there is a mother pot of broth that is used to be the base of their soups. They add new bones every night and add water, so that in the morning there is enough liquid to make that days miso. I have heard of their being pots of mother broth that are decades old. The fire on it never goes out.
That soup was so flavorful that it definitely could have been one of those everlasting brews - so much delicate flavor in it!
Went there and the lady at the door said " sorry we are full, sorry!" so I left abruptly. I shud've instead told her that I'd b willing to wait till there is a free spot. If u r a not a local of Japan they might treat you in the same way.
Wow, I really like the way you enjoy eating food and describe it to viewers! Thank you for having chosen Japan for a place to visit and made those awesome videos. I hope more people like you will visit Japan. :) I gladly subscribe to your channel!
You're so goood in making people hungryyy!
Ha, thank you Rujdanai!
I love see your pose when u eat , that's so enjoyable to see that lol
I'll have to check that out, thanks for the tip. Do you have any hobbies?
I wish we have some like that here in the US..looks yumm
Hey Shirley, what area of the US are you in? I think in some of the major cities you may be able to find some!
I live in New York.. Mmm Chankonabe, Nabes , same thing as hotpot..maybe I should go to Chinatown
Today I found your videos! So glad! Great footage:)
Wow looks delicious! !! Geez but I really like your shirt too! It makes me think of papaya salad.
Thank you Janice!
Going to Chanko Tomoegata later tonight!
Next stop… Japan! Looks amazing dude.
Hey mark! At 4.21 I'm pretty sure that's konjac :) I hate miso but that sashimi looks delicious!
Wow... looks so yummy
Thank you Shana, hope you're doing well!
Hi Mark,
Did you ever figure out what that" deep fried gravy ball " was? All of it looked so yummy especially that "gravy ball"!!! Can't wait to see more awesomely awesome taste bud taunting videos!
Hey Christen, yes many people have commented mentioning it was a korokke (croquette), which I believe is a combination of mashed potatoes and cream. It was delicious!
Sounds amazing!! Would love to whip one up right now
Wow i wish I'm there to eat with you love love Japanese food
Thank you Joy!
Hello Mark. Thanks for share your experience. Chankinabe looks amazing. The next june I going to travel to Tokyo, Japan. Would you help me with the name of the Chankonabe's restaurant? Sure, I must try to taste this! Keep going with your journeys. Cheers!
do you live in tokyo? i was there in feb this year, gutted a didnt know about this stew before i went. looks amazing. merry christmas, just subscribed
The deep fried one, I gues it's korokke (Croquette)... and the gelatin one maybe konnyaku (Konjac)
mark i watch all your vids ,you need to be on t.v. your great
Thank you Herman, I appreciate it!
Nice video. Can the next video be the food in the aeroplane pls....
Coming soon!
Great video the food look great I hope to visit japan. Somtime this year
Good gob Mark keep on Eating 👍
Thank you for watching, hope you can visit Japan!
Looked very good!
I wonder if his wife gets jealous/mad if he doesn't make that face during love making sessions hahahaha.
Lmao!
ahahhaha
So jealous right now
Mark you the MAN!!
Where did you get that sumo brochure? I wanted to visit one of those sumo restaurants but was a little timid. Heard a lot about the chankonabe being filled with veggies, but also meat. Great video.
Awsome detial on food description.
Thanks a lot Jimmy!
Watching this video instantly made my stomach growl lol, the food looked very tasty ^_^
Thank you so much for watching Katie!
Nobody:
Mark: ohhhhhhh
If you are going to French please do a food video so I can know where's the good food at plus nice video make me so hungry
Thank you James, not place to visit France right now, but will make videos in the future if I visit. Thanks for watching!
ok thanks!
im just wondering if in asia also people take their time to enjoy food, like in france or Italy. or they eat their food also fast, like they do everything else:)
Is there anything you don't eat ? :) Japanese food looks drooling delicious!
Not much... but I don't like things that are too oily or fatty, and I don't really care for sweets.
The food look so good! I want to eat it so bad!
Mark wien mi name is Diego A.I from Puerto Rico nice to meet you:-) :-) :-) :-)
Hello Mark....?? Im Kazuki...Im Glad Could Following In Every Your Channel...This Is Good Program Keep Goin Mark...
Look so good....♡♥♡♥♡♥
Mark this is amazing, that soup soooooo good
Thanks Jack, it was one of the best broths I've ever had!
aaah... you're in my neck of the woods now! ha! looks good! when was this?
Hey, oh cool to hear you're from Tokyo! This was filmed about 2 months ago, wish I was still there!
I wanna try that. Looks Good.
Thanks, hope you can taste it!
15 euro for a bigass dinner is a out of your budget? what? xD
That deepfried thing is actualy a Korokke or "croquette" as it is pronounced :D.
Mark i relly enjoy your Japan Videos! But it is kind of wierd cause for thai food i can imagin what it tastes like but i have absolutely NO IDEA how that stuff tastes. :D
Anyways! Your face while eating just makes me want to go there right now and eat everything ;)
You should absolutely come to germany and try our food! :)
I love that all the comments are about his face. This is hilarious
Can you do a ramen video? I live in Japan and you should try a famous ramen place called Ichiran.
Hey good to hear from you! A ramen video coming up - from that famous place at Tsukiji market. Thank you for the Ichiran suggestion, will have to try that next time I'm there!
Mark, any plans to go to the west indian carribean islands? Like trinidad and tobago, etc? I look forward to one day seeing you eating some curry crab and dumplings :D
Hey Chris, I would really really love to, but not plans right now. Are you from Trinidad and Tobago?
Mark Wiens
I am not, alas. But I am a huge food nerd(your passion for food is the only I've encountered thus far that seems to rival mine), and I can already tell that you'd love the cuisine of those islands :D
Hey Mark i got a question ^^
Is it hard to aply to the diffrent manners in cuntries like japan ?
Also awesome video :D The Food looks so good :P
That's a good question, and yes it can be! I try to watch other people with their manners and ways of eating things, and just do my best. But it's a learning process, and most importantly I just try to respect all cultures I'm visiting. Sometimes I watch other videos before I go to a country to see some of the typical manners. Thanks for watching!
Oh god looks so good!, I'm so jealous of you.
Thank you for watching Lamont!
Went to eat here when I visited japan. It was great :O
Awesome food !!
Yum that soup looks delicious And I love sashimi. Awesome meal and well worth it. Did you see any Sumos Mark? Lol
Hey, thanks so much, glad you love sashimi too. Nope... I was really hoping to see some real sumos... but didn't see any!
Lol they would be massive! I do sumo squats but I'm sure they'd squat more than I could lol thanks mark
Great video! :)
Thanks Danny!