The chef, also the owner, certainly knows his stew; he’s a former sumo wrestler. Chanko nabe is the traditional meal served at sumo training tables. Daicha-an is an intimate venue. It has only ...

What really piqued Seiji’s interest, though, was an inside glimpse at another dish that Kokonoe prepares for its sumo wrestlers, which is also one that a lot of ordinary people also cook for ...

When sumo wrestlers go to Fukuoka to fight, they eat longtooth grouper stew. A chef explains why the fish's flesh is prized - and pricey Each year sumo wrestlers in Japan compete in six grand ...

The stew is served in a chafing dish ... in English and Japanese, the history of sumo wrestlers and how the meal is connected to them. For instance, the wrestlers eat chicken rather than the ...

Sumo wrestlers gain this bulk as part of their training ... beer and a vegetable and fish stew known as “chankonabe”. After lunch wrestlers will sleep to encourage the development of their ...

A Mongolian sumo wrestler has been promoted to the ... Restaurants serving chanko, a type of stew eaten in vast quantities by the wrestlers, are often opened by former fighters near stables.