日本菜的精華是什麼？海膽？魚生？時令蔬菜？優美景致？本片就將爲大家揭示日本菜的精髓，大家一起來看英國大廚做出的日式饕餮盛宴！
Rick Stein 是英國老資格的電視名廚，以做海鮮菜爲名，在Cornwell開了好幾家飯店、Fish & Chip 店等，還曾經爲BBC做過好幾個各地烹飪飲食習慣的系列。Rick Stein 訪問了東南亞和東亞(包括中國)等地，研究當地的飲食習慣和烹飪手法。
When the Japanese ambassador saw Rick Stein preparing sushi on a boat off Cornwall, he was not impressed. However, this sparked off an idea where Rick would go on a voyage of discovery to the ultimate seafood lover's destination - Japan. On his return he promised to create a banquet fit for an ambassador and his friends.