This story comes to us from Abbie Fentress Swanson. Pro sumo wrestlers adhere to a rigid diet centered on a simple traditional Japanese dish: chanko-nabe. This stew is cooked in a clay pot and is made ...

At the U.S. Sumo Open on Saturday in Long Beach, Calif., roughly 60 sumo wrestlers from around the world will face off at one of the largest sumo competitions outside Japan. To the untrained eye, they ...

One of the notable components of the Rikishi diet is the Chanko Nabe soup (hot pot) which is the staple food to boost the sumo physique. How to make 'Chanko Nabe' soup Japanese sports personalities ...

During the Edo Period (1603-1868), sumo shifted from a way for samurai to train for battle to a competition between elite athletes. This is also when sumo wrestlers started to become known for their ...

A 3 1/2 -hour drive northwest of Tokyo puts you in the hot-spring town of Kusatsu Onsen, a worthwhile trip for the chanko nabe – sumo stew – at local eatery Daicha-an. The chef, also the owner, ...

Everyone thinks I'm kidding about going to Tokyo to watch sumo wrestling (see previous post), but I'm dead serious. I've even added a picture of me hanging out with the great Akebono (Hawaiian-born ...

With winter in control and showing little sign of abating, it's time to search out warmth and sustenance of the kind that only nabemono can provide. And no heartier form of the genre exists than ...

Want to bulk up like a sumo wrestler? Try chanko nabe, an ancient Japanese dish that is synonymous with sumo culture. While the average wrestler eats about 10 bowls of it per day, non-wrestlers can ...

You’ve may have hot pots before. Orange County has a menagerie of them, from nearly every country in Asia you can name. But have you had the one from Japan that feeds its sumo wrestlers? It’s called ...