Wakako Zake
Season 3
201712 episodes
Episode 1
Butter scallops on a spring night
Apr 7, 201730m
With the start of spring, Wakako has been put in charge of training new employee Ito. After work tonight, she wanders the bars alone in search of good sake and tasty snacks. "The best thing about being a working adult is that I can drink what I want, when I want..." Tonight's snacks are butter-grilled scallops and draft beer. First, Wakako enjoys the springy texture of the scallops with the draft beer. Next, she enjoys the crunchy texture of the strings and the liver, each of which has its own distinct taste. And this time, Wakako is reminded of something related to the training of new employees at her familiar bar, Oraku...
Episode 2
Dinner at a local Chinese restaurant
Apr 14, 201730m
One night at work, while everyone was engrossed in the conversation about "What would you like to eat for the last time in your life?", Wakako came across a typical Chinese restaurant in Town. Wakako fell in love with the restaurant's atmosphere and started to visit every day... She enjoyed the slightly sweet and complex Chinese flavors of "stir-fried green peppers and pork" and bottled beer... the spicy "chili shrimp" with a delicate taste of shrimp shell stock and Shaoxing wine, "the true pleasure of eating out for Chinese food". And, having become friends with the middle-aged man and woman working at the restaurant who were regular customers, Wakako was asked the question, "What would you like to eat for the last time in your life?"...
Episode 3
A woman drinking alone at a soba restaurant
Apr 21, 201730m
Born with a drinker's tongue, tonight too she wanders around in search of a place to belong, a woman drinking alone. Spring, a new season. A new discovery with thick-sliced bacon! In spring, Wakako goes to a teppanyaki restaurant, which is common in her hometown of Hiroshima. She orders "thick-sliced bacon," thinking it goes perfectly with beer. The crispy exterior and juicy interior of the bacon, cooked on the teppanyaki plate, and the beer go "whoosh." Wakako has a blissful time. Wakako loves reading. Even after work, she "want to read and drink." It's a bit of a stretch, but she goes into a soba restaurant thinking she can quietly drink while reading a book. She has cold sake and kinpira as an appetizer. She also wants some snacks, so she orders "ten-sui."
Episode 4
Kushikatsu at a pub
Apr 28, 201730m
It's payday and Wakako is on her way home from work with a heavy step. She decides to just have one drink and goes to a popular izakaya. She adds soda to her glass of shochu and lets it fizz, then sips it slowly. The macaroni salad she also orders has a slightly strong flavor, making it a perfect adult snack! Then she goes to a kushikatsu restaurant that she's been looking forward to for a while. She has freshly fried kushikatsu, asparagus, and a refreshing lemon highball! Next, she orders the "Tongari" that another customer had ordered...
Episode 5
When you're tired, try the white liver.
May 5, 201730m
Tired from work, Wakako goes to a yakitori restaurant to get some energy. The white liver being grilled right in front of her and the local beer run through her body, filling her with energy. "Pshhhh~" A little luxury reward for her hard work. But Wakako still can't seem to shake off her fatigue. Tonight, she'll get energized with horse meat! She orders a red and white assortment of lean horse mane from Kumamoto! With lots of ginger and garlic, and sweet soy sauce... And since we're from the same hometown, it should go well together! She decides on rice shochu from Kumamoto...
Episode 6
Each taste and sake
May 12, 201730m
Wakako was scolded by her boss. After work, she stops at a familiar bar and gulps down a large mug of beer! The appetizer is squid, which is good for the skin, and for a snack, whale tatsuta-age, which has an indescribable taste that is neither meat nor fish. Wakako begins to feel uneasy about her boss. She switches to sake and eats some itawasa. She is comforted by the chef's careful work. Her boss is also out drinking with his colleagues, and decides to try shiokara, which he had decided he didn't like.
Episode 7
Immerse yourself in Japanese sake in Kanazawa
May 19, 201730m
Wakako travels alone to Kanazawa, a place she has been interested in since the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen. At Omicho Market, she eats raw sea urchin and gasu shrimp, which she has never heard of before. Craving sake, Wakako goes to a store that offers a selection of Ishikawa's finest sakes and offers tastings. While listening to a story about a brand of sake she likes, she is told that she can tour the brewery, so she decides to visit. Returning to the city of Kanazawa, Wakako enjoys the brewery's famous oden, jibuni, salt-grilled nodoguro, and sake. A delicious and slightly luxurious trip to Kanazawa.
Episode 8
Tripe stew at the bar
May 26, 201730m
Inspired by her junior at work, Shiraishi, passing the business career test, Wakako tries a real bar for the first time in her life that night! She finds her favorite stewed tripe and is recommended a Moscow Mule to go with it, and... whoosh! Wakako is satisfied with her slightly over-the-top challenge, but her boss tells her that the company is looking for ideas. That night, she stops by a restaurant and tries the "chicken wing dumplings"...
Episode 9
Umeshuisho at Kakuuchi
Jun 2, 201730m
Wakako, who was entrusted with choosing a drink for Abe-chan's father's 60th birthday celebration, came across a liquor store. There, she saw a sign that said "Kaku-uchi welcome." She tried out the kaku-uchi, which is located in a corner of a liquor store, for the first time! She chose the sake that was requested, Ume Suisho, which is a drinker's choice, and it was a hit. Wakako was captivated by the charm of kaku-uchi. She was delighted by the positive reception of the sake she chose and the gratitude from people close to her, so that night she chose fried eggs...
Episode 10
Addictive Genghis Khan
Jun 9, 201730m
Even though her boyfriend Hiroki and her coworkers dislike her, Wakako is intoxicated by a glass of ginseng skewered by herself. She enjoys a lot of vegetables and lamb with a set of draft beer. While thinking about the likes and dislikes of various people, Wakako was eating tuna natto at a daily gathering...
Episode 11
A toast with sea bream rice and Uwajima delicacies
Jun 16, 201730m
Wakako visits Uwajima, where her best friend Aya got married. With Aya's guidance, she eats Uwajima's specialty, fried baby sardines, and scallop sashimi. They also enjoy local sake. The next morning, Wakako is comforted by the view of Uwajima's Dandan fields while eating the recommended udon noodles and hairtail rolls. She is touched by her best friend's efforts to adapt to the unfamiliar land, and on her last night, she eats sea bream rice...
Episode 12
Special taste: Seared Wagyu beef
Jun 23, 201730m
Wakako, who was feeling the change of the season while watching the new employee of the company grow up a lot in the past three months, decided to eat spring-like things for the last time, so in the evening, she had broad beans with barley shochu water, grilled mackerel with cold sake, and... Whew. Wakako was touched by the new employee's thanks and gift for the care he gave her at the company, so she headed to Oraku, a regular customer. Wakako, who wanted to eat something especially delicious, was recommended to eat...