This story comes to us from Abbie Fentress Swanson. Pro sumo wrestlers adhere to a rigid diet centered on a simple traditional Japanese dish: chanko-nabe. This stew is cooked in a clay pot and is made ...

Sumo wrestlers serve up chanko-nabe at Musashigawa Sumo Stable in 2007 in Osaka, Japan. At the U.S. Sumo Open on Saturday in Long Beach, Calif., roughly 60 sumo wrestlers from around the world will ...

For more on the history and science of cooking in clay (and plenty of amazing recipes), check out The Food & Wine Guide to Clay Pot Cooking. Clay pots are beloved around the world for their ability to ...

Seeing earthen pots, also known as clay pots, around evokes a sense of nostalgia, connecting me to childhood memories and the times we used to visit my maternal grandmother in our hometown. She cooked ...

Like a bun gathered neatly at the crown of Uchi’s head, Top Knot is pretty and elegant without trying too hard. The same could be said of dessert at this Dallas hot spot. Take, for example, their pear ...

Mary-Frances Heck is a chef and food editor, formerly a senior food editor at Food & Wine. In addition to her recipes and articles appearing in many well-known publications, she has her own cookbook, ...

My introduction to nabe (hot pot) in Japan came in the middle of summer, not winter. When I touched down in Tokyo, it was the first thing I ate. Everything went into the boiling pot: chopped mushrooms ...