Although mine was a bit unorthodox, the premise with ingredients and atmosphere of the restaurant remained true.
As you can see in the pic, it's a bit red. Being that the chef was Korean, there was a hint of kimchi in this chankonabe. But the owner of the restaurant is a former Sumo wrestler and OK'ed the dish on his menu so if it's good enough for him, it sure was good enough for me.
(wiki)
Chankonabe (ちゃんこ
It is not made according to a fixed recipe and often contains whatever is available to the cook, who is usually a junior wrestler. It is traditionally served according to seniority, with the senior rikishi and any guests of the heya receiving first choice, with the junior wrestlers getting whatever is left. It is also a popular restaurant food, often served in restaurants operated by retired sumo wrestlers who specialize in the dish. The first of which, Kawasaki Chanko, was started in 1937 in the Ryōgoku district of Tokyo, home to many prominent sumo stables.
Chankonabe served during sumo tournaments is made exclusively with chicken, the idea being that a rikishi should always be on two legs like a chicken, not all fours like a cow or off one's legs entirely like a fish
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