Wakako Zake · SEASON 8
Authentic Chinese and local Chinese
Episode 3 · 2025-01-15

- Drama
Episode overview
Wakako (Takeda Rina) is inspired to cook after eating Mii-san's (Yamada Kinuo) homemade dish, pork trotters, for lunch, and heads to a Chinese food store in Ikebukuro. There she discovers an authentic Chinese food court next door, and decides to go in. ▼She is unsure what to do as there are a variety of Chinese restaurants lined up, including those from Shanghai, Sichuan, and Taiwan, but she starts by ordering some cold Sichuan skewers and a Chinese beer, and continues to enjoy new flavors. ▼On another day, she visits a local Chinese restaurant and enjoys a delicious dish along with a bottle of Japanese beer - what is this sure-fire dish?!
22 minutes
Season 8 episodes
1. The Best Chicken Nanban2025-01-01
2. A toast to Showa retro2025-01-08
3. Authentic Chinese and local Chinese2025-01-15
4. Taste of Hokuriku in Tokyo2025-01-22
5. The deliciousness of smoke2025-01-29
6. Flaming Camembert2025-02-05
7. The chef and his taste2025-02-12
8. Morning activities!2025-02-19
9. My first town sushi2025-02-26
10. A long-established Western restaurant and motherly love2025-03-05
11. Asian food and alcohol2025-03-12
12. White-grilled treat2025-03-19