November 7th
Every Destroyer's gathering here today to eat Agura-nabe. Although there's only vegetables, rather than beef.
Today is Hotpot day.
Aguranabe(安愚楽鍋), also known as "The Beefeater", was a satire novel written by Kanagaki Robun (1829-1894). The story satirizes Japanese obsession with the west and the rush to abandon traditional ways. It depicts various scenes of carpenters, craftsmen and rakugo comedians lounging around a steaming skillet while discussing the modern changes of the Meiji Restoration. In 1872, however, the Meiji emperor began promoting the nutritional qualities of beef in hopes of strengthening the nation's military forces. Beef quickly came into vogue as a symbol of Japan's modernization, and various forms of gyu-nabe(beef skillet) dishes appeared, with Sukiyaki now ranking among the most internationally recognizable Japanese dishes and appearing on the menus of most overseas Japanese restaurants.
