Seasoning the Seasons · SEASON 3
Echizen: Taste of Winter
Episode 4 · 2014-01-22
- Documentary
Episode overview
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.
30 minutes
Season 3 episodes
1. Izumo: Abode of the Gods2014-01-03
2. Udon Noodles: A Wheat Delicacy2014-01-08
3. Ekiben: A Box of Flavor and Feeling2014-01-15
4. Echizen: Taste of Winter2014-01-22
5. Chichibu: Home of the Mountain Gods and Festivals2014-02-05
6. Modern Architecture: Giving Form to Dreams2014-02-12
7. Winter in Tohoku2014-03-07
8. Spring in Tohoku2014-03-19
9. Kyoto: The Enigmatic Entertainers of Gion2014-04-02
10. Hozenji: The Sentimental Alley of Osaka2014-04-09
11. Hakodate: The Storied History of a Port Town2014-04-16
12. Kirishima: A Town Thriving on Volcanic Mountains2014-05-07
13. Sado Island: Into the Mystic Dreams2014-05-14
14. Oze: A Mountain Marshland2014-05-21
15. Ayu: Treasures of the River2014-06-04
16. The Islands of Nagasaki2014-06-11
17. Karuizawa: A Fleeting Summer2014-06-18
18. Strolling the Paths of Onomichi2014-06-25
19. Shinsekai, Osaka: A Town Guarded by a Tower2014-07-02
20. Kujukuri: The Endless Beach2014-07-09
21. Nagasaki: Hills and Exotic Atmosphere2014-08-06
22. Japanese Yokai: Ghosts, Goblins or Ghouls?2014-08-13
23. Kawagoe: Keeping Urbane Traditions Alive2014-09-03
24. Travelogue of Mackerel Road2014-09-10
25. On a Moonlit Night...2014-10-01
26. Japan's Historic Tramways2014-10-08
27. Aso: Life in the Caldera2014-10-15
28. Crossing the Amagi Pass2014-11-05
29. Kamo River: The Waterway that Created Kyoto2014-11-12
30. Beppu: Exploring the Exciting Hot Springs2014-11-19
31. The Tottori Sand Dunes, Unity with Nature2014-12-03
32. A Journey to Holy Places2014-12-17
