15 Recommended Nabe Hot Pot Sets to Order Online — Choosing by Servings, Ingredients, and Soup

When you order a nabe (Japanese hot pot) set online, it is easier to decide by three points: how many people will eat, whether it is meat only or also comes with soup base and noodles, and whether it arrives frozen, chilled or at room temperature. The candidates are duck hot pot, chicken hot pots such as mizutaki (Hakata-style chicken hot pot) and kiritanpo nabe, fugu hot pot and motsu nabe (offal hot pot). If you can’t decide, start with the 3 products below and pick the closest one. The candidates are chosen from the 15 single-product articles published on Ochinity, and the information on each product page is lined up on the same yardsticks.

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If You Can’t Decide, Start with These 3

For an easy meal for 2, finishing with udon (kiritanpo nabe, room temperature)

林泉堂 Kiritanpo Nabe Trial Set with Hinai Jidori Tsuyu, 2 Servings

Room temperature2 servingsInaniwa udon included

The text in the image is the shop’s own labeling.

A set of 3 kiritanpo (rice sticks), 3 packs of Hinai Jidori tsuyu (broth) and 1 pack of Inaniwa udon (稲庭本生うどん). It arrives at room temperature, and up to 2 sets are described as delivered by mailbox delivery (ポスト投函).

Good to know: Chicken and vegetables are not included, so prepare them separately. The best-before periods from the shipping date are described as about 30 days or more for the kiritanpo, about 60 days or more for the tsuyu and about 30 days for the udon. Noshi is not available. It is labeled as containing wheat, soybeans, chicken, pork and gelatin. If you have allergies, ask the seller before buying, or be sure to check the label on the item when it arrives.

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For duck hot pot sized to your group (duck hot pot, frozen)

豊代 鴨三昧 Iwate Duck Hot Pot Set

Frozen delivery2 / 4–5 / 6–8 servingsNoshi for oseibo (year-end gift) described

A set of aigamo duck thigh meat from Iwate Prefecture, duck meatballs and hot pot soup base. You can choose 1, 2 or 3 sets, which the shop labels as 2 servings, 4–5 servings and 6–8 servings.

Good to know: It is frozen and described as keeping 3 months unopened. After thawing, keep it in the refrigerator and eat it as soon as possible, the shop says. The mizuna and green onions in the photo are a serving example; no vegetables are included. For the inscription on the noshi, only 御歳暮 (oseibo, year-end gift) has been confirmed.

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If it is a giftNoshi support differs by product. 豊代 describes a dedicated noshi for oseibo (year-end gifts). 林泉堂 and Tsukuzen (佃善) do not support noshi.

Quick Comparison of 15 Products

Shaded rows are the 3 products above. Details on ingredients and noshi are in the single-product articles linked from each product name. Within each type, products are listed in the Japanese syllabary (gojūon) order of the product name. Servings are the shop’s wording.

The information date of each single-product article is stated in that article / Checked that the single-product articles are published: October 26, 2026.

How to Choose Without Regrets

1. Choose by how many people will eat

• 2–3 people: 林泉堂 (2 servings); 水郷のとりやさん, ふく一, がばい and TAKUNABE (2–3 servings).
• 3–5 people: Hakata Hanamidori (3–4 servings); シェフ桑原 and 山口ふぐ本舗きらく (4–5 servings); Purebred Nagoya Cochin (for 4–5 people); マイニチトッカ (4–6 servings).
• 6 or more people: 鴨鍋三昧セット is shown on Rakuten as 6–8 servings.
• Servings can be chosen: 豊代 (2 / 4–5 / 6–8 servings), 黄金屋 (2 / 3–4 / 5–6 servings), Hakata Wakasugi (2–3 / 3–4 / 4–5 servings).

All servings are the shop’s wording. If you want to match the amount you eat, it is easier to adjust by starting from products where you can choose the servings.Source: the “Amount” row of each single-product article

2. Check whether soup base and noodles are included, and what you prepare yourself

• Noodles for finishing the pot included: Purebred Nagoya Cochin (udon), 林泉堂 (Inaniwa udon), and the 5 motsu nabe sets (がばい, 黄金屋, TAKUNABE and Hakata Wakasugi with noodles such as champon noodles; マイニチトッカ with 3 portions of ramen).
• No hot pot soup base: 鴨鍋三昧セット comes with 4 dashi packs and a recipe booklet.
• No meat included: 林泉堂 is described as containing no chicken or vegetables.
• Stated that no vegetables are included: 豊代, 林泉堂, がばい, シェフ桑原 and TAKUNABE. Vegetables in photos may be a serving example, so check the contents in the “Amount” row of each single-product article.

3. Check how it arrives and how long it keeps

• Arrives at room temperature: 林泉堂. Up to 2 sets come by mailbox delivery.
• Arrives chilled: ふく一 comes by chilled delivery, and its best-before is described as within 24 hours of arrival. がばい lets you choose chilled or frozen; chilled keeps 4 days from the shipping date.
• Stored frozen: the other products (the soups of シェフ桑原, 黄金屋 and マイニチトッカ, and the ponzu and yuzu pepper of Hakata Hanamidori, are described as storable at room temperature). How long they keep ranges from 1 year from manufacture (鴨鍋三昧セット, Tsukuzen) to 30 days or more from the shipping date (TAKUNABE).

The starting date for counting how long it keeps differs by product (manufacture date, shipping date, arrival date). Do not compare by the numbers alone; check the label on the item when it arrives.Source: the “Storage” and “Best-before date” rows of each single-product article

4. If it is a gift, check noshi and the box

• In a gift box, with noshi supported: Hakata Hanamidori.
• Noshi support indicated: 豊代 (for oseibo), Purebred Nagoya Cochin, 水郷のとりやさん, シェフ桑原, 鴨鍋三昧セット, 黄金屋 (name printing available), マイニチトッカ, TAKUNABE and ふく一. For most products, the types of inscription on the noshi have not been confirmed.
• Supported with a separately sold box: Hakata Wakasugi is described as supporting noshi and a message card when you buy the separately sold gift box.
• Noshi not supported: 林泉堂 and Tsukuzen (packed in a bag without a gift box).

ふく一, which arrives chilled, requires you to specify a delivery date and time (4 days or more after the order date). Deciding first on a day when the recipient can receive it gives peace of mind.

FAQ

Are vegetables included?

It depends on the product. 豊代, 林泉堂, がばい, シェフ桑原 and TAKUNABE state that no vegetables are included. For the other products too, check the contents in the “Amount” row of each single-product article.

How many days can I keep it frozen?

It depends on the product. 鴨鍋三昧セット and Tsukuzen are described as 1 year frozen from manufacture, 豊代 as 3 months unopened, 水郷のとりやさん as 3 months, 山口ふぐ本舗きらく as 90 days from manufacture, Hakata Wakasugi as 90 days or more, Purebred Nagoya Cochin as 60 days or more from the shipping date, and マイニチトッカ as 60 days. Because the starting dates differ, check the label on the item when it arrives.

Does the offal need any preparation?

マイニチトッカ is described as parboiling in boiling water after thawing, then adding to the pot and simmering over low heat for about 5 minutes. TAKUNABE is pre-blanched beef offal and is described as a set you warm to eat. がばい is described as something you can eat just by warming it as soon as it arrives.

Do the fugu hot pot sets arrive frozen or chilled?

山口ふぐ本舗きらく arrives frozen and is described as keeping 2 days refrigerated after thawing. ふく一 comes by chilled delivery, and its best-before is within 24 hours of arrival. Choose by whether you can eat it on the day it arrives.

Summary: Which One Fits You?

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