Ekiben Japan

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  • Premiered: Mar 2024
  • Episodes: 11
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Season 2
2x1
Curry Framed by 400 Years of History
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 08, 2025
This curry rice bento, made with local spices and beef, comes in Arita porcelain ware, a 400-year-old art treasured by royalty. Its rich heritage is sure to enhance your travel memories.
2x2
Meaty Mushrooms Grown in Winter Cold
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 26, 2025
Tottori's shiitake bento features thick, sweet, wood-grown mushrooms. The rice, seasoned with Japanese pepper, pairs perfectly with the deep flavor of the shiitake enhanced by special local soy sauce!
2x3
The Taste of Home in a Port Town
Episode overview
Air date
May 24, 2025
This ekiben from Kamogawa in southern Chiba features sanga-yaki, made from minced fish, and is packed with regional flavors like thick, tender Boshu hijiki and the long-prized Nagasa-mai rice.
2x4
Sakura's Gift: The Flavors of Spring in Tohoku
Episode overview
Air date
May 31, 2025
In April, as cherry blossoms bloom in Aomori, the Sakura Bento goes on sale along the Tsugaru Railway, filled with spring flavors like local scallops, tender kombu, and miso with a wild spring plant.

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