EKIBEN JAPAN

Season 1 • Episode 2: Comfort Food from the Northern Seas • Watch with subtitles

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Comfort Food from the Northern Seas

Episode 2: Comfort Food from the Northern Seas

March 16, 2024 • 15 min

At Bokoi Station in Hokkaido Prefecture, a family trio makes just 40 ekiben per day. The surf clam called hokkigai, a regional comfort food, is locally sourced, along with the kombu and even the salt.

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