Finally! I found something about my mysterious cooking pot, Iwachu Nabe or Mabe or Nebe.
Eating from this pot which is placed on the table over a heater usually, and dipped from by the whole gathering is supposed to bring relationships into being and bring folks together as they share from the pot. What a cool present.
I baked a chicken in it and the wooden lid infused the chicken with a delicate wonderful flavor, the skin browned nicely and I was so tickled. Can't wait to try to traditional Japanese fare now. But no Pufferfish, (a prized fish that if prepared carelessly can kill the diner), I promise.
The cast iron is great for anemic people as the iron leaches out into the food.
I waded into reading some of the history of Japanese cooking and its really quite interesting. Nationally, I am told the Japanese have a low incidence of overweight individuals. Looking at some of the dishes, I don't wonder why! But some look incredibly delicious, so I definitely need to make a visit to the Japanese warehouse market for ingredients and begin to put the pot through its paces.
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Man, do I ever miss sushi! You just can't get decent stuff easily here in the boonies!
I got a funky new pot for Christmas, too. Cast iron, no less! It's pretty awesome. I did a post on it over at ReTorte.
Wow. That sounds neat. I have always wanted a Wock myself. I like stir fry.
The chicken sounds good! I bet you could cook all kinds of things in that new pot. It also sounds like another version of peasant cooking and shepard cooking...like the fondue. I like community table dinners like fondue where you cook as you eat or racleette. Yum!
Thanks for clearing that up. It sounds like you could use that pot for a LOT of things, and the extra iron sure won't hurt YOU. ;)
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