Destination Flavour: Japan
Reality, Cooking, Travel
시즌1English
Professional chef Adam Liaw explores the Japanese cuisine in this travelogue series. In Japan, Liaw goes on a mission to find out what makes the food here incredibly delicious as well as healthy.
1. Hokkaido
Adam Liaw discovers a host of delights in Japan. On the wintry northern island of Hokkaido, he samples sea urchin, pond smelt and boutique cheesecake.
2. Tohoku
Adam goes to sea with the fishermen who caught the so-called `million-dollar tuna'. He also meets a soy sauce maker who saved his staff from the 2011 tsunami.
3. Hokuriku
Adam Liaw continues his culinary tour of Japan, preparing fresh sushi and taking a trip to his wife's hometown to indulge in a little home cooking.
4. Nagoya
Adam Liaw continues his culinary pilgrimage in Japan, devouring some of the finest miso, Nagoya chicken and Wagyu beef, and meeting a 74-year-old abalone diver.
5. Tokyo
In the vast urban sprawl of Tokyo, Adam Liaw explores a food culture that not only sustains the `salaryman' workers in style but retains culinary traditions.
6. Tokyo -- Part II
Adam Liaw checks out the restaurants of food-crazy Tokyo and taste's some interesting dishes including Yakitori made from the reproductive organs of chickens.
7. Kyoto
In Kyoto, Adam Liaw meets a Tea Master, a maiko and a Michelin-starred chef who makes risotto into sushi.
8. Osaka
Adam Liaw explores Japan's high-energy financial centre, Osaka, and finds the world's best fast food, a sumo wrestler turned chef, and soba noodles to die for.
9. Kyushu and Shikoku
In Japan's southern islands of Kyushu and Shikoku, Adam Liaw finds a vibrant, warm culture where the cuisine is as fascinating as its people.
10. Okinawa
Adam ends his taste tour through Japan with a trip to the island of Okinawa, where he discovers an eclectic cuisine and learns the secret to long life.