In Japan, the most popular way to eat it is as a soup called "anko nabe," or anglerfish hot pot, a hearty soup made with anglerfish and vegetables, flavored with miso and anglerfish liver.

In Japan, nabe, or hotpot, is a comforting, filling soupy-stew cooked in a donabe (earthenware pot). Chanko nabe – sumo wrestler nabe – is a healthy, hearty, calorific version that gets its ...