Destination Flavour - Japan

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Destination Flavour - Japan (2013)

Destination Flavour - Japan

Adam Liaw is taking food lovers on a journey of culinary discovery through Japan. From the frozen ponds of Hokkaido in the north to the southern multicultural island of Okinawa, we follow the much-loved recipe of the first series of Destination Flavour - one-on-one encounters with the obsessive primary producers, local food legends and master chefs; peppered with recipes that anyone can try in their own kitchen.

Adam Liaw

Series, 2013, Cooking, Documentary, Food/Wine


Destination Flavour - Japan - TV Showtimes

Thursday, May 7

1:30pm

Destination Flavour - Japan ‘Hokkaido’

SBS Food

Destination Flavour - Japan

'Hokkaido'

SBS Food, 1:30pm, Thu, 7 May 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

Adam Liaw is taking food lovers on a journey of culinary discovery through Japan. Adam heads to Hokkaido, known by Australians for its snow, but to the Japanese it is a gourmet paradise known for extraordinary cold-water seafood and dairy farming. Hokkaido may be remote, but the northern island has more than 60 Michelin-starred restaurants and the food culture here is as strong as anywhere in the world.

Adam Liaw

Series, 2013, Australia, English, Documentary, Cooking, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 1


Friday, May 8

5:00am

Destination Flavour - Japan ‘Hokkaido’

SBS Food

Destination Flavour - Japan

'Hokkaido'

SBS Food, 5:00am, Fri, 8 May 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

Adam Liaw is taking food lovers on a journey of culinary discovery through Japan. Adam heads to Hokkaido, known by Australians for its snow, but to the Japanese it is a gourmet paradise known for extraordinary cold-water seafood and dairy farming. Hokkaido may be remote, but the northern island has more than 60 Michelin-starred restaurants and the food culture here is as strong as anywhere in the world.

Adam Liaw

Series, 2013, Australia, English, Documentary, Cooking, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 1


1:30pm

Destination Flavour - Japan ‘Tohoku’

SBS Food

Destination Flavour - Japan

'Tohoku'

SBS Food, 1:30pm, Fri, 8 May 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

After simmering in one of the Tohoku region's famous hot springs, Adam Liaw attempts a world gluttony record: devouring 500 bowls of Soba noodles. Adam finds his sea legs with the fishing family who caught Japan's 'million dollar tuna', and then meets a man who lost his soy sauce factory in the 2011 tsunami but managed to save the lives of his workers.

Adam Liaw

Series, 2013, Australia, English, Documentary, Cooking, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 2


Saturday, May 9

5:00am

Destination Flavour - Japan ‘Tohoku’

SBS Food

Destination Flavour - Japan

'Tohoku'

SBS Food, 5:00am, Sat, 9 May 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

After simmering in one of the Tohoku region's famous hot springs, Adam Liaw attempts a world gluttony record: devouring 500 bowls of Soba noodles. Adam finds his sea legs with the fishing family who caught Japan's 'million dollar tuna', and then meets a man who lost his soy sauce factory in the 2011 tsunami but managed to save the lives of his workers.

Adam Liaw

Series, 2013, Australia, English, Documentary, Cooking, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 2


12:30pm

Destination Flavour - Japan ‘Tohoku’

SBS Food

Destination Flavour - Japan

'Tohoku'

SBS Food, 12:30pm, Sat, 9 May 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

After simmering in one of the Tohoku region's famous hot springs, Adam Liaw attempts a world gluttony record: devouring 500 bowls of Soba noodles. Adam finds his sea legs with the fishing family who caught Japan's 'million dollar tuna', and then meets a man who lost his soy sauce factory in the 2011 tsunami but managed to save the lives of his workers.

Adam Liaw

Series, 2013, Australia, English, Documentary, Cooking, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 2


Monday, May 11

1:30pm

Destination Flavour - Japan ‘Hokuriku’

SBS Food

Destination Flavour - Japan

'Hokuriku'

SBS Food, 1:30pm, Mon, 11 May 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

This week, Adam uncovers the secrets to superb sake, samples some of the world's best sushi and prepares a classic Japanese dish with his mother-in-law.

Adam Liaw

Series, Australia, English, Documentary, Cooking, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 3


Tuesday, May 12

5:00am

Destination Flavour - Japan ‘Hokuriku’

SBS Food

Destination Flavour - Japan

'Hokuriku'

SBS Food, 5:00am, Tue, 12 May 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

This week, Adam uncovers the secrets to superb sake, samples some of the world's best sushi and prepares a classic Japanese dish with his mother-in-law.

Adam Liaw

Series, Australia, English, Documentary, Cooking, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 3


1:30pm

Destination Flavour - Japan ‘Nagoya’

SBS Food

Destination Flavour - Japan

'Nagoya'

SBS Food, 1:30pm, Tue, 12 May 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

After meeting a former baseball prodigy who now devotes his life to making matchless miso, Adam Liaw catches up with an extraordinary 74-year-old woman who still free-dives for abalone. Adam samples a challenging dish of Nagoya chicken sashimi; he then fries the perfect Wagyu steak – the product of cattle that arguably eat better food than most humans

Adam Liaw

Series, Australia, English, Documentary, Cooking, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 4


Wednesday, May 13

5:00am

Destination Flavour - Japan ‘Nagoya’

SBS Food

Destination Flavour - Japan

'Nagoya'

SBS Food, 5:00am, Wed, 13 May 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

After meeting a former baseball prodigy who now devotes his life to making matchless miso, Adam Liaw catches up with an extraordinary 74-year-old woman who still free-dives for abalone. Adam samples a challenging dish of Nagoya chicken sashimi; he then fries the perfect Wagyu steak – the product of cattle that arguably eat better food than most humans

Adam Liaw

Series, Australia, English, Documentary, Cooking, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 4


1:30pm

Destination Flavour - Japan ‘Tokyo’

SBS Food

Destination Flavour - Japan

'Tokyo'

SBS Food, 1:30pm, Wed, 13 May 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

Adam Liaw hits the packed streets of Tokyo in the midst of cherry blossom season, finding fabulous food in places so small that four is a crowd. A master chef shares the secrets of his donburi – a staple of the typical Japanese 'salaryman'. Then Adam concocts a sweet festival favourite from bean paste and pickled cherry leaves.

Adam Liaw

Series, 2013, Australia, English, Documentary, Cooking, Food/Wine, Season 1 Episode 5


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