Begin Japanology Season 4 Red Sea Bream 2011
The red sea bream is one of Japan's favorite fish. People have been eating it since ancient times. Long considered a lucky fish, red sea bream is essential to Japanese festivities and rituals, from New Year's feasts to the ceremonial meal that babies eat on the 100th day after their birth. Historically, red sea bream's popularity really took off when the samurai gained power. Its barbed fins and tough scales evoked samurai armor. Veteran fishermen still catch red sea bream with hand-pulled lines, but actually, 80 percent of the red sea bream consumed in Japan are farm-raised. Farmed red sea bream have long been considered inferior to wild ones. But fish farms have begun breeding sea bream that can hold their own. One key is keeping the fish from getting sunburned! On this edition of BEGIN Japanology, our theme is the red sea bream. We'll find out how this fish became so important in Japan's cuisine and culture.
- Released: 2011-12-08
- Runtime: 28 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Peter Barakan, Stuart Varnam-Atkin
- Director: Yoshida Brothers
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1. Mochi Rice Cake 2011-01-13
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2. Watches and Clocks 2011-01-20
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3. Fugu Blowfish 2011-01-27
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4. Haneda Airport 2011-02-03
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5. Kagura Dances 2011-02-10
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7. Pollen Allergy 2011-03-03
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8. Sashimono Woodwork 2011-03-10
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10. Kitchen Knives 2011-04-14
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11. Fishing 2011-04-21
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12. Armour 2011-04-28
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14. The Life of Taro Okamoto 2011-05-12
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15. The Life of Osamu Dazai 2011-05-19
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16. The Life of Kenzo Tange 2011-05-26
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17. The Life of Hideko Maehata 2011-06-02
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18. Toilets 2011-06-09
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20. Motorcycles 2011-06-23
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21. Unagi Eel 2011-06-30
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22. Japanophiles - Ilan Yanizky 2011-07-07
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23. Japanophiles - Silvain Guignard 2011-07-14
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24. Japanophiles - Stéphane Danton 2011-07-21
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25. Japanophiles - Dorothy Feibleman 2011-07-28
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26. Plastic Food Samples 2011-08-18
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27. Insects 2011-08-25
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28. Traditional Japanese Mathematics 2011-09-01
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29. Bicycles 2011-09-08
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30. Chusonji 2011-09-15
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31. Seaweed 2011-09-29
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32. Charcoal 2011-10-06
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35. Shipbuilding 2011-10-27
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36. Japanophiles - Bruce Huebner 2011-11-03
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37. Japanophiles - Noelke Muho 2011-11-10
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38. Japanophiles - Matt Alt 2011-11-17
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39. Karaoke 2011-11-24
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40. Holidays 2011-12-01
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41. Red Sea Bream 2011-12-08
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42. Shopping Streets 2011-12-15
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43. Chickens and Eggs 2011-12-22
