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Post by jonwings on Feb 15, 2009 13:09:05 GMT -5
I had heard about this manga a while back and since I enjoying cooking and Japanese food and thought it would be right in my wheel house. Well I picked it up yesterday inbetween movies and am loving it even though I have only read a couple of the story.
So I have a question for Chad or Chase (or any one else if you can help) are there any other good cooking or food related manga out there the I should keep and eye out for? I know I am limited to what they decided to bring over here, but I am interested in the genre if they are as well done as Oishinbo.
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Post by jonwings on Feb 15, 2009 16:45:44 GMT -5
It's a legimate question. There are two guys living in Japan, I figure they might know more than the regular shmoe at the Borders or the local comic shop.
and yeah it is a little obscure....
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Post by webbstre on Feb 15, 2009 20:12:55 GMT -5
I have no idea what Oishinbo is... but I know about a manga called Yakitate!!! Japan. It has an anime too. It is about some kid who wants to make a bread that is unique to Japan (because Japan has always stolen other countries' bread making methods). He also has magic warm hands, but instead of using them to seduce women in cold places, he uses it to make his bread fluffy.
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Post by jonwings on Feb 15, 2009 22:14:25 GMT -5
I actually think I have heard of that one. If it is good I might check it out.
Here is the description of Oishinbo I copied from Amazon
To commemorate its 100th anniversary the heads of newspaper Tozai Shimbun come up with a plan to publish the "Ultimate Menu". The assignment is given to journalist Yamaoka Shiro, the protagonist of the series. With the help of a female coworker, Kurita Yuko, Yamaoka starts off on what can only be termed an epic saga to find the dishes hat will go into the "Ultimate Menu".The subject of volume 1 is Nishon ryori, or Japanese cuisine, featuring stories on subjects like how to prepare a proper dashi (broth that is one of the building blocks of Japanese cooking), or matcha (the powdered green tea used in the tea ceremony), or red snapper sashimi. The subjects of the later volumes are: 2) sake, 3) fish, 4) vegetables, 5) rice dishes, 6) udon, and 7) izakaya or "pub" food.
What I like about it is that is tells an interesting story, and as part of that story it goes into detail about the food and the techniques used to preparing the food.
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Post by webbstre on Feb 16, 2009 18:35:55 GMT -5
I don't think random obscure japanese cartoons and comics compare to video game fetishes...
Besides, I only know about the bread show because a friend of mine showed it to me in college for 5 minutes. It was so weird I couldn't forget it.
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