Trails to Tsukiji - Season 1 - Eps 7: Kombu
Our focus is kombu, dried seaweed, a necessity for the dashi soup stock which is a key component of washoku, traditional Japanese cuisine. Our reporter flies to Hokkaido, the far north of Japan, to report on kombu farming. He also learns how to make good dashi and how to cook healthy Okinawan cuisine rich with kombu. The program shows how kombu is deeply rooted in Japanese food culture.
About Trails to Tsukiji
Title: Trails to Tsukiji
First Air Date: 2015-04-01
Last Air Date: 2019-03-20
Status: Ended
Rating: 0/10 (from 0 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 5
Total Episodes: 93
Network: NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: TV Man Union, NHK
Synopsis
"Trails to Tsukiji" is a show that focuses on Japanese food available at Tokyo's iconic Tsukiji Market where every kind of fresh food is gathered from around the country.
