tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post7714629780430287508..comments2024-02-12T08:13:45.750+09:00Comments on Hiroyuki's Blog on Japanese Cooking: Donabe/土鍋(どなべ)Hiroyukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-90950048843729097512010-12-21T17:39:14.653+09:002010-12-21T17:39:14.653+09:00Hiroyuki: Yes, back from china. Had a great time, ...Hiroyuki: Yes, back from china. Had a great time, eat out three times a day, starting with hot noodle soup and dim sum in the morning, ended in the best beijing duck restaurants in the evenings.<br />So your nabe pot was made in china? No wonder, these days nearly everything is produced by chinese people. They even produce Schwarzwälder cookoo watches too. I had a hard time to find some original "german" gifts for my chinese friends. Ended up with cookies, ginger bread, chocolates - it is forbidden to import food but I did it.. and artisan glas candle lights.Kikinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-67213992839270954392010-12-21T08:00:23.355+09:002010-12-21T08:00:23.355+09:00Kiki: So, are you back from China?
It's not ...Kiki: So, are you back from China?<br /><br />It's not that my wife hates rabbits in general but that she simply said she didn't like (any) rabbits on a donabe.<br /><br />My wife will gladly leave cooking to me whenever I say I want to make xxx for a supper.<br /><br />Did you notice that my donabe was made in China (laugh)?Hiroyukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-4924907774637031902010-12-21T04:43:13.006+09:002010-12-21T04:43:13.006+09:00This little rabbit on the nabe pot lit is "ka...This little rabbit on the nabe pot lit is "kawaii" by all means (my ears are still ringing from listening to japanese girls in the shopping mall). So your honorable wife has a reason to leave nabe making completely up to you because she dislikes the pattern ;-)I love these happy, childish and kawaii japanese designs a lot.<br />Your nabe looks delicious. Your wife is a lucky woman.<br />Chinese serve hot pot (latest foody trend in Beijing is so called dry hot pot - hot as in spicy from hell, without broth, so beware only for chilli heat resistent western tongues) in the same pots (form and function) but sad to say, I didn't detect any rabbit patterns, not even one little cherry blossom: just simple brown ceramic pots, they cost only a few renminbi.Kikinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-7085297730046124442010-12-20T10:29:20.010+09:002010-12-20T10:29:20.010+09:00Bbq Dude: A donabe is ideal for simmering because...Bbq Dude: A donabe is ideal for simmering because of its low heat conductivity, meaning that it can retain heat.<br /><br />In Japan, shabu shabu is usually made in a copper pot, sukiyaki in an iron pan/pot, and nabemono (nabe) in a donabe, because of the characteristics of their respective materials.<br /><br />I don't know why, but a stone pot is much less popular in Japan than in China and Korea.Hiroyukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-3895407461056727142010-12-20T10:01:18.438+09:002010-12-20T10:01:18.438+09:00What is the advantage of cooking with a donabe ove...What is the advantage of cooking with a donabe over any heavy iron pot?Indirect Heathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00126752664799076406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-23562549534119901392010-12-20T08:08:08.052+09:002010-12-20T08:08:08.052+09:00Jan: There seem to be a lot of rabbit lovers out ...Jan: There seem to be a lot of rabbit lovers out there! I'm sorry that my wife isn't one of them.<br /><br />A donabe is quite porous, and can easily absorb liquid. It's OK to wash it with diluted dish soap only temporarily if it gets oily or smelly, but in that case, rinse with water immediately.<br /><br />Note that the step described in the post is meant to fill the tiny pores of the donabe.Hiroyukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-16024332228354266832010-12-20T04:25:28.979+09:002010-12-20T04:25:28.979+09:00Lovely pot! I love anything with rabbits on them b...Lovely pot! I love anything with rabbits on them because I was born in the year of the rabbit :)<br /><br />Why mustn't the pot be washed with detergent?Jannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-9956353780914087332010-12-19T12:47:13.805+09:002010-12-19T12:47:13.805+09:00Rose: There are some other notes on how to use a ...Rose: There are some other notes on how to use a donabe properly, which I will address in a future post.<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words about my nephew. He really is a nice guy!Hiroyukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-74609435823375076482010-12-19T11:11:26.150+09:002010-12-19T11:11:26.150+09:00Wow! Thank you for instructions on how to care for...Wow! Thank you for instructions on how to care for a nabe pot! <br /><br />Your nabe pot is really nice too! I love the bunnies. What a nice nephew you have!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08629013710639032724noreply@blogger.com