Japanese hot pot menu for 4

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

A Japanese-style pot of bubbling chicken soup paired with crowd-pleasing tempura veggies and a homey honey sponge cake for dessert.

Japanese hot pot menu for 4

Mizutaki (Japanese Chicken Hot Pot)
Photography by Yvonne Duivenvoorden

Mizutaki, or Japanese hot pot, is an easy style of Japanese home entertaining. Like fondue, the communal pot simmers on a portable burner, then guests help themselves to chicken and vegetables. After those are gone, noodles go into the broth to finish the meal. The best part: almost everything you need comes from the grocery store.

No burner? Cook the meal on the stove and keep the pot warm on a hot plate or dish up individual bowls. No matter how you serve it, there is no cosier way to enjoy a dark, cold night with friends.

The Japanese pantry - found in your grocery store!
Believe it or not, Canadian grocery stores large and small carry most of the ingredients listed in this menu. We've assembled a slide show of Japanese pantry basics to help you recognize what you need in your local store.



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