Shabu Shabu and Sukiyaki

Shabu shabu is a traditional Japanese beef hotpot dish similar to sukiyaki. Another fun dining option for groups and families is shabu shabu. A pot of boiling soup is placed on the table after plates of thinly sliced meat and vegetables are ordered.

At the table, one- or two-millimeter-thick slices of high-quality beef are prepared on a platter. Each diner picks up a slice of meat with chopsticks and swishes it around in the soup until it's ready to eat Before swishing the next piece, the meat is dipped in a salty shabu shabu sauce and enjoyed. Shabu shabu is a beef-based dish that can also include seafood and pork.

Sukiyaki is a traditional Japanese dish that originated in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture in the Kansai region, during the late Edo period. However, there was a dish known as "fish sukiyaki" before the Edo period began.

Sukiyaki is a sweet-salty soy-based soup that includes meat, seafood, and vegetables. The difference is that the ingredients continue to bubble away in the pot, and diners fish out the slices they want, dip them in raw egg, and eat them.