Ekiben: A Box of Flavor and Feeling

Seasoning the Seasons Season 3 Episode 3

Overview:
When going on a trip, packing a lunch box to take was the standard. In 1885, the first lunch box was sold at a train station. Called an "ekiben", there are now all kinds of them sold in stations all over Japan. The contents of the small ekiben lunch box reflect a place and a time, and are filled with the flavors of that region, the emotions of the person who made it, and the memories of a journey. We look at both the ekiben, much loved by Japanese people, and at a wonderful ekiben culture.

Genre : Documentary

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Release Date : 2014-01-15

Duration : 28 menit

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