Chankonabe

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Chankonabe is a Japanese stew commonly eaten in vast quantity by sumo wrestlers as part of a weight gain diet. It contains a dashi or chicken broth soup base with sake or mirin to add flavor. The bulk of chankonabe is made up of large quantities of protein sources (usually chicken, fish (fried and made into balls), tofu, or sometimes beef) and vegetables (daikon, bok choy, etc). Chankonabe is usually served with beer and rice. Leftover chankonabe broth can also later be used as broth for somen or udon noodles.

It is not usually made according to a fixed recipe, and often has a reputation for containing whatever is available to the cook (who is usually a junior wrestler). It is also a popular restaurant food, often sold by restaurants started by retired sumo wrestlers.