Last winter, when the idea of a soup blog was still nascent, Judy and I took a field trip to Flushing Queens to make soup at a shabu shabu restaurant. Shabu shabu is a Chinese- influenced Japanese hotpot cuisine and it is cooked in individual pots at the table. It may seem strange to pay to eat out at a restaurant but then cook your own meal, but this really is a delightful experience and you don't have any dishes to clean when you're done! When you enter the restaurant, you are given a big plate of veggies and other shabu shabu staples like fish balls, an egg and
tofu skin. You can then order various types of meat, fish or noodles to add to your soup. Most importantly, there is an amazing sauce and condiment bar where you concoct your own special mixture. The sauces include sour tofu sauce, soy sauce, spicy red pepper sauce, fish sauce, etc. There are also scallions and garlic available. No matter what your combination is, the soup inevitably tastes amazing! Here is more information on the shabu shabu restaurant we went to called Minni's Shabu Shabu in Flushing, Queens: http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/minnis-shabu-shabu-and-bbq/
Shabu shabu perfection!
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