The other night a few of us were invited to a 'Nabe party'! Nabe is basically Japanese Stew. It's a big pot that you put just about everything you think you might want into and everyone shares. It's really fun! The pot is stuffed full of veggies and fish or meat, then once it gets cold or the food starts to run out, it gets filled up again and again until finally you put ramen noodles in the leftover soup. It's amazing how tiny Japanese people are considering how much food they can pack away.
This is the apartment of Shotaro (the one in the black shirt making a weird face) He lives in this massive (for Japan at least) apartment with his brother in Oimachi. They live on the top floor of a 14 story building, it was cloudy but they have an amazing view!
Guess the veggies! I'm not really sure what they are exactly but since being here some of the things I'm starting to love are - ちくわ(chikuwa), こんやく(conyaku), もやし(bean sprouts), もめんとふ(momenn tofu), いなり(inari), and a bunch of other vegetables that I don't know the names of.
Since it's winter, nabe pots are everywhere! I'm on the search for a single sized one that I can take home with me... The whole point of nabe though is sharing with family so single sized pots are hard to come by.
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