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Whale soup served in Hakodate

[Food Trek] Hakodate, Where Whale Soup is a New Year’s Dish and Every Household has its Own Recipe

2023-02-07
On: 2023-Feb-07

“It is important not to lose our food culture” says Professor Takashi Matsuishi, adding that whale should be used “sustainably based on scientific evidence.”

The Rich, Warm Story of ‘Golden Kamuy’ Manga’s Whale Soup

2021-03-05
On: 2021-Mar-05

~~ In the icy, silver world of the northern coast of Sakhalin Island, an Ainu girl called Asirpa sips a bowl of ohaw and whispers, “Hinna hinna.” This scene is from the 17th volume of the popular manga series Golden Kamuy by Satoru Noda, published by Shueisha. The story takesContinue Reading

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