Drinking culture is explored at length in this tasty tour of local flavors. Sapporo calls for parfaits after drinking, while Korea has morning soup.
In Hokkaido, a ramen dish has a hold on Matsushige. The foodies can’t get enough of its gingery broth! But this may be their last time to enjoy it.
Just minutes from North Korea, in the Demilitarized Zone, is Jangdan Soybeans village. Its delicious, savory dishes cause tension between the foodies.
In Asahikawa, a renowned sumo family runs a Chanko Nabe restaurant that serves a tower of ingredients — the likes of which Matsushige has never seen.
Matsushige is taken by the culinary treasures that this luxurious Korean restaurant has to offer: sinseollo, yukjeon, bulgogi and buckwheat noodles.