OISHINBO GN VOL 01 JAPANESE CUISINE

As part of the one hundredth anniversary celebrations of the Tåozai News, journalist Yamaoka Shiråo, who works for the newspaper, is assigned to create the Ultimate Menu, and he starts with an examination of the basic elements of Japanese cuisine.

Auteur

Manga writer and essayist extraordinaire Tetsu Kariya graduated from prestigious Tokyo University. Kariya was employed with a major advertising agency before making his debut as a manga writer in 1974 when he teamed up with legendary manga artist Ryoichi Ikegami to create Otoko Gumi (Male Gang). The worlds of food and manga were forever changed in 1983 when Kariya, together with artist Akira Hanasaki, created the immensely popular and critically acclaimed Oishinbo.

Texte du rabat

Follow journalist Yamaoka Shiro on a rich culinary adventure as he hunts for the ultimate menu to commemorate the 100th anniversary the newspaper "Tozai Shimbun."

Résumé
by Tetsu Kariya Japanese Cuisine Introduces us to the fundamental ingredients--rice, sashimi, green tea, and dashi (cooking stock)--that constitute the soul of the Japanese kitchen. In each story we learn about the proper preparation and presentation of d