Japanese shabu-shabu (which translates to swish-swish) is similar to Chinese hot pot. Instead of a communal bowl in the middle of the table, each person has their own soup bowl. Thinly sliced meat and vegetables are swished around in the broth until cooked through.
It was Ralph's birthday celebration, and we somehow ended up getting the all-you-can-eat at Swish-Swish for $30 a person at the table. (Of course, we would be covering his cost as a present.)
Let me tell you, all-you-can-eat is NEVER worth it when you're a vegetarian with a small stomach. The amount of food I ordered was the equivalent of $14 on the regular menu. And it's even less worth it when you have to cook the meal yourself. I have the same feelings about Korean BBQ (I'm sorry, friends!)
But enough of the stingy griping! The point of hot pot is a slow meal shared with friends. It was an EXTREMELY popular birthday celebration back when I was in college, but the advantage now is that this time I didn't have to share out of a pot full of coagulated blood and pork (nothing wrong with eating those, but I don't prefer them).
The place is so popular, you can only have your table for an hour and a half so all too soon it was time to go. I will likely never go back, but we had fun!
For the rest of Ralph's birthday, we started watching a new anime, Yuri on Ice, together. I started enjoying it from its frist minutes! Probably because it's about male figure skaters, but the animation is also gorgeous!
Thanks for stopping by! Hope we weren't too crazy at the beginning of this video haha.
- Katie, 
