noun
dark hot pot; mystery stew
A party game where each person brings a hidden ingredient to add to a communal pot, then the stew is eaten in the dark so no one knows what they are eating. Often associated with fun and surprise.
See also: 闇汁
忘年会で闇鍋をやったら、誰かがチョコレートを入れて大変な味になった。
At the year-end party we did a dark hot pot, and someone put in chocolate, making it taste awful.
闇鍋は、暗闇の中で食べるからこそ面白い。
Dark hot pot is fun precisely because you eat it in the dark.