Japanology Plus - Season 10 Episode 7 Konnyaku
Konnyaku is an important element of Japanese cuisine. It has long been known as a high-fiber, diet-friendly food, and in recent years it's been shown to offer benefits for health conditions including dementia and diabetes. Outside Japan, its popularity is on the rise, and it has started to appear in dishes like pasta. Konnyaku is a chewy, jelly-like food made from the extremely bitter corm of the konjac plant. How is it processed? And what other uses does it have? Peter Barakan visits Japan's top producing area to learn all about this surprising food.
Year: 2025
Genre: Documentary, Talk
Country: Japan
Studio: NHK WORLD-JAPAN
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Cast: Peter Barakan
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First Air Date: Apr 03, 2014
Last Air date: Jan 23, 2025
Season: 12 Season
Episode: 328 Episode
Runtime: 28 minutes
IMDb: 6.40/10 by 5.00 users
Popularity: 102.591
Language: English, Japanese
Keyword : japan, way of life, arts and culture, japanese folklore, arts and crafts, japanese history, japanese tradition, japanese culture, change vs tradition, japanese society
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Satsumaimo: Sweet Potatoes
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Japanophiles: Kyle Holzhueter
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Konnyaku
Japanophiles: Isabelle Sasaki
Ueno
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Amami Oshima: Paradise Found
Amami Oshima: Shaped by Adversity
Japanophiles: Francesco Panto
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Rokyoku: Musical Storytelling
Japanese Honeybees
Japanophiles: Martin Holman
Unused Fish
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Japanophiles: Benjamin Flatt
Izumo: Home of the Gods
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