| In 2003, there were 1.8 million drug users in the country, with shabu being the favored drug. |
| Global gastronomy Masa, New York Signature dish: Foie gras shabu shabu £195 per head average Umu, London Signature dish: Sushi and sake-flavoured soup with sea bream. |
| For the third of Filipinos living in poverty, shabu gives the unemployed an income with small-time drug dealing, the hungry a cheap appetite suppressant, and the overworked fuel to work punishing hours. |
| Shared dishes to look for include bulgogi and shabu, noodle soups containing a choice of ingredients from octopus to black goat. |
