What is ODEN? A Deep Dive into a Classic Japanese Winter Food | Japan Station 147

On this episode of Japan Station, we talk about oden, one of Japan's most popular winter foods.

• What is oden?
• Where to buy oden in Japan?
• What are the common igredients of oden?
• The history of oden
• Where the name oden came from
• About dengaku
• About regional varieties of oden
• Whether oden tastes good
• Should you try oden?
• What is konjac?
• Our favorite oden ingredients
• About the infamous 2016 "oden tsun tsun otoko" (oden poke man) convenience store incident
• And more

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