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mixed hot pot; assorted ingredients cooked in broth
A hot pot dish where various ingredients such as seafood, meat, tofu, and vegetables are simmered together in broth.
今夜は寄せ鍋にしよう。
Let's have mixed hot pot tonight.
寄せ鍋に好きな具材を入れた。
I put my favorite ingredients in the hot pot.
寒い日はみんなで寄せ鍋を囲むのが一番だ。
On cold days, there's nothing better than gathering around a mixed hot pot together.
A type of 鍋料理 (hot pot dish) where various ingredients — typically seafood, meat, tofu, and vegetables — are simmered together in a dashi-based broth. The name comes from 寄せる (to bring together), reflecting the mix of assorted ingredients.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 寄せ鍋を作る: to make mixed hot pot
- 寄せ鍋の具材: hot pot ingredients
- 寄せ鍋セット: hot pot ingredient set (sold at supermarkets)
CULTURAL NOTE:
A quintessential winter dish in Japan. Unlike specialized hot pots like すき焼き or しゃぶしゃぶ, 寄せ鍋 has no fixed recipe — families use whatever ingredients they like. It is commonly eaten as a communal meal, with everyone sharing from the same pot.
RELATED TERMS:
- 鍋料理: hot pot cooking
- すき焼き: sukiyaki
- しゃぶしゃぶ: shabu-shabu
- 闇鍋: surprise hot pot (everyone secretly adds an ingredient)