A nabe is a tool to cook something by boiling. Yes, in English, it’s called “pot”. However, in Japan, there is a special pot to boil and eat ingredients directly. Using this pot, a nabe, and eating the ingredients with a family or friends is called “do nabe” or hold a “Nabe party”.
It’s easy. You prepare a small stove to heat a nabe and pour an amount of water into the nabe.
Japanese people sometimes add some seaweed to turn the water into a nice broth. And then, boil it. During this, it’s better to prepare a small plate per person to use your favorite sauce, into which you will dip the boiled ingredients later.
With the water (or broth) boiled, you can add anything you want. It’s good to add vegetables and chopped pieces of chicken. After confirming the ingredients are well heated, you can eat them with your favorite sauce.
The Japanese favorite one is the mixed one of ponzu sauce and soy sauce.
Many other kinds
If you cook a nabe like above, it is called “mizu-taki”, which means water-made. So, is there another-made one? Yes. The point is that what you boil first. If it’s water, it is a mizu-taki.
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