Oishinbo: The Joy of Rice, Vol. 6 : A la Carte

A quest for the last word menu! R to L (Japanese Model). “The Pleasure of Rice” On this quantity of Oishinbo, Yamaoka and firm look into the only most important meals in Japanese delicacies: rice. Cultivated for millennia, a staple meal in itself and the premise of numerous different dishes, rice is a crucial part not solely of the Japanese kitchen but additionally of Japanese tradition. When Yamaoka is requested by TMzai’s head chef for assist in developing with a brand new rice dish, what begins out as a easy culinary request quickly grows right into a disquisition into the previous, current and way forward for Japan’s meals tradition. As a part of the celebrations for its 100th anniversary, the publishers of the TMzai Information have commissioned the creation of the “Final Menu,” a mannequin meal embodying the top of Japanese delicacies. This all-important job has been entrusted to journalist Yamaoka ShirM, an inveterate cynic who possesses no initiative–but additionally an extremely refined palate and an encyclopedic data of meals. Every quantity of Oishinbo follows Yamaoka and his colleagues by one other journey on their quest for the Final Menu. Now, the highlights from the hundred-plus quantity collection have been chosen and compiled into A la Carte editions: bite-sized chunks of story organized by topic that add as much as a full-course manga meal!