# 第１回 アテワンGP 開催！ - Show: アフター6ジャンクション 2 - Published: 2026-10-20 - Canonical: https://podc.club/en/episode/1505337177_1e2c7d117940.html - Audio: https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TBS6069457875.mp3 - Source: Edited from a machine transcript of the first 30 minutes of the episode. Not an official summary. TBS Radio's After 6 Junction 2 (アフター6ジャンクション2) launched its new segment "Ate-Wan GP" in Episode 1, where guests use a gashapon machine loaded with seven drinks and then collectively vote on the single best bar snack to pair with whatever comes out. Tamabukuro Sujitari (玉袋すじたり) and announcer Toyama Eri (富山えり) debated pairings for beer and imo-jochu, with conversation spiraling from German cuisine to Kyushu regional food to Tamabukuro's highly personal sake-drinking technique. ## What this episode answers ### What are the rules of the Ate-Wan GP segment? A gashapon machine loaded with seven drinks — beer, lemon sour, imo-jochu, highball, sake, red and white wine, and cola — is spun, and the entire studio then votes together to choose one single best pairing snack for whatever drink comes out. ### What snack was chosen as the best pairing for beer? Wieners (specifically Schauessen-style sausages) were chosen, because the studio unanimously agreed that dishes like Eisbein and wieners simply don't work with any drink other than beer. ### What foods were proposed as pairings for imo-jochu? Karashi renkon (mustard lotus root), mentaiko, basashi (horse sashimi with sweet soy sauce), and shiokara (salted fermented seafood) were all proposed; basashi with sweet soy sauce received high praise, but the debate was derailed by a discussion of shiokara's universal versatility and no final pick was made. ### What unusual sake-drinking method does Tamabukuro Sujitari recommend? Tamabukuro spreads Fukui-prefecture tsubuni (粒煮, a salted product in a yellow box) onto the backs of his teeth, then slowly sips warm sake to melt it, arguing that "the way the salt tightens your teeth is the mark of a true connoisseur" — though announcer Toyama Eri responded with visible disgust. ### What events and broadcasts were announced at the end of the episode? During Special Week, Kusano Hitoshi (草野ひとし) appears as a guest on Radio Friday Wide Radio Tokyo Engawa, Miton (ミトン) joins the "Radio Tokyo Remake" segment to feature old TBS music programs, and Tamabukuro is scheduled to hold "Snack Tamachan" (スナックタマちゃん) at Kalkul on the 23rd. ## Article ## What Is Ate-Wan GP? The segment repurposed the show's existing "Happy Gashapon Machine" by swapping all its contents for seven types of drinks: ① beer, ② lemon sour, ③ imo-jochu, ④ highball, ⑤ sake, ⑥ red and white wine, and ⑦ cola. Each round, one drink is drawn at random, and the studio collectively decides — by consensus — on a single best ate (つまみ, bar snack or pairing) for that drink. The first episode marked the debut of this new corner. ## Gashapon Round 1: Beer → Wieners Tamabukuro Sujitari spun first and drew beer. The studio quickly found itself in trouble: "Beer goes with meat, fish, and vegetables — literally everything. That range makes it really hard to pin down one pairing." Edamame, hiyayakko (cold tofu), gyoza, and harami yakiniku with tare sauce were all floated. The breakthrough came when the conversation turned to German cuisine. Everyone agreed on one point: dishes like Eisbein and wieners simply do not pair with any drink other than beer. With Schauessen-style sausages in mind, the group settled on **beer → wieners** as the official verdict. ## Gashapon Round 2: Imo-Jochu → Heated Kyushu Debate Announcer Toyama Eri took the next spin and drew imo-jochu. The idea of matching the drink to its regional origin — "it's a Kyushu spirit, so let's pair it with Kyushu food" — drove an initial round of suggestions: karashi renkon, mentaiko, and basashi (horse sashimi) with sweet soy sauce. Basashi with sweet soy sauce won particular praise and seemed close to becoming the consensus pick. Then Tamabukuro remarked that "shiokara goes with absolutely everything," and the debate opened right back up. No final decision was reached by the end of the segment. ## Tamabukuro's "Spread It on Your Teeth" Sake Method Mid-discussion, Tamabukuro unveiled his personal sake ritual. He takes tsubuni (粒煮) — a salted Fukui-prefecture product sold in a distinctive yellow box — spreads it across the backs of his teeth, and then slowly sips warm sake, letting the heat dissolve it little by little. "The way the salt tightens your teeth is the real thing — that's what a true connoisseur does," he insisted. Toyama Eri's reaction was frank: "I find that genuinely revolting." The exchange ended with a plan to bring tsubuni into the studio next time and have everyone try it, effectively spawning a new on-air experiment. ## Shiokara, Rubber Bands, and Fish Sauce: Food Tangents Galore The shiokara discussion kept branching. The group ran through drink-by-drink compatibility: "Red wine and shiokara clash — too fishy." "White wine works." "Sake is the absolute best match." From there, a legendary anecdote surfaced about an elderly regular who used to soak a rubber band in soy sauce and lick it while drinking. Someone else shared the practice of dripping nam pla (fish sauce) onto a finger and licking it as a drinking accompaniment. The pairing debate dissolved into cheerful chaos, but the laughter never stopped. ## Announcements During Special Week, Kusano Hitoshi will appear as a guest on Radio Friday Wide Radio Tokyo Engawa (ラジオ金曜ワイドラジオ東京縁側). The "Radio Tokyo Remake" segment will feature Miton (ミトン), who will spotlight old TBS music programs. Tamabukuro also announced that "Snack Tamachan" (スナックタマちゃん) will be held at Kalkul (カルカル) on the 23rd. ## Takeaways - The new Ate-Wan GP segment pairs a randomly drawn drink from a seven-option gashapon with one consensus snack pick, and its debut episode ended with beer officially matched to wieners (Schauessen-style sausages). - Imo-jochu drew strong support for basashi with sweet soy sauce as a Kyushu-regional pairing, but a tangent about shiokara's universal compatibility kept the round from reaching a verdict. - Tamabukuro's method of spreading Fukui tsubuni on his teeth and dissolving it with warm sake drew genuine disgust from Toyama Eri and was carried over as a planned studio experiment for the next episode.