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Sachie goes to the largest fish market in the world - Tsukiji Market in Tokyo - where more than 200 different types of fish are sold. The high point is the famous tuna auction where tuna from all over the world are sold for sashimi.

Episode 1, Fish Market (Tokyo)

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This exciting series celebrates Japanese cuisine and inspires viewers with simple to make, amazing dishes. Join vibrant and engaging food-personality Sachie Nomura on her culinary adventures in Japan.  

Sachie's Kitchen

Series 1

This exciting series celebrates Japanese cuisine and inspires with amazing dishes.  

The variety of food sold from roadside stalls is amazing in Japan and nowhere is it more evident than Osaka, the city with the food motto "eat till you drop". 

Episode 2, Street Food (Osaka)

Noodles are one of Japan's most popular meals, so popular that the people voted instant noodles their most important invention of the 20th century.

Episode 3, Noodles (Tokyo)

Sachie goes on an international rice journey from planting seedlings in a paddy field in Japan to harvesting full grown rice stalks in Northern California and then following the rice as it's processed in a factory.

Episode 4, Rice (Toyama to California)

Japanese people are constantly on the move and to match this hectic lifestyle they've refined some special kinds of fast food.

Episode 5, Fast Food, Fast Trains (Tokyo)

Sachie and her family go foraging in the hills for bamboo shoots and other special vegetables for a Japanese style barbecue. We see how they prepare these dishes according to old family recipes.

Episode 6, Family BBQ (Toyama)

Soy sauce is one of the main condiments in Japanese cooking so Sachie journeys to Chiba, the home of Yamasa Soy Sauce to see how it's made.

Episode 7, Soy (Chiba)

Sachie visits Kyoto - from geishas to temples to fine crafts, it's the centre of Japanese culture, and its food is no exception.

Episode 8, Fine Dining (Kyoto)

Salmon is rapidly becoming one of the staple fish in the Japanese diet and New Zealand King salmon is one of the most prized varieties.

Episode 9, Salmon (NZ)

Miso paste dates back more than a thousand years and has become a key ingredient in Japanese cuisine. Sachie travels to Nagano, the home of Marukome (the world's leading manufacturer of miso).

Episode 10, Miso (Nagano)

While Japan is a truly modern country it is also rich in history and tradition. In this episode Sachie meets some Japanese artisans carrying on very old traditions closely tied to Japan's food culture.