Stream ItEchizen - Taste of Winter
Located 100km north of Kyoto, the region of Echizen faces the Sea of Japan. Long and cold winters come to Echizen, but winter is also the season for much delicious cuisine. The quintessential taste of winter in Echizen is the "Echizen Crab". People get passionate about this particular crab. Only male snow crabs landed in this region are given the title of Echizen Crab. We take a look at a number of delicious foods only available in Echizen during winter. Much enthusiasm surrounds these unique local gastronomical delights.
Aired: Jan 22, 2014 Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 28m Rating: 0 Country: Japan Production: NHK, NHK Enterprises
Seasons
Episodes
01: Izumo - Abode of the Gods02: Udon Noodles - A Wheat Delicacy03: Ekiben - A Box of Flavor and Feeling04: Echizen - Taste of Winter05: Chichibu - Home of the Mountain Gods and Festivals06: Modern Architecture: Giving Form to Dreams07: Winter in Tohoku08: Spring in Tohoku09: Kyoto: The Enigmatic Entertainers of Gion10: Hozenji: The Sentimental Alley of Osaka11: Hakodate: The Storied History of a Port Town12: Kirishima: A Town Thriving on Volcanic Mountains13: Sado Island: Into the Mystic Dreams14: Oze: A Mountain Marshland15: Ayu: Treasures of the River16: The Islands of Nagasaki17: Karuizawa: A Fleeting Summer18: Strolling the Paths of Onomichi19: Shinsekai, Osaka: A Town Guarded by a Tower20: Kujukuri: The Endless Beach21: Nagasaki: Hills and Exotic Atmosphere22: Japanese Yokai: Ghosts, Goblins or Ghouls?23: Kawagoe: Keeping Urbane Traditions Alive24: Travelogue of Mackerel Road25: On a Moonlit Night...26: Japan's Historic Tramways27: Aso: Life in the Caldera28: Crossing the Amagi Pass29: Kamo River: The Waterway that Created Kyoto30: Beppu: Exploring the Exciting Hot Springs31: The Tottori Sand Dunes, Unity with Nature32: A Journey to Holy Places
