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I've almost finished the first book of the What Did You Eat Yesterday series, and it's quite fun. It's about a gay couple, an attorney and a hair stylist, the series revolves around food and their lives. From a food angle, my hope was fulfilled: each meal includes accurate descriptions and recipes! I have very limited access to Japanese ingredients here, but we do go to other cities and there is shipping available.
For the relationship side of things, also interesting. Nothing explicit - this is, after all, Japanese Manga. The men have been living together for a couple of years. The hair stylist is very open about being gay as it's not uncommon in his profession. The attorney - different story. While his parents know, the number of others who know is very, very small and do not include people in his profession.
Their relationship is interesting. In the first issue, the attorney scolds his boyfriend for buying Haagen-das from the corner market when it's on sale at another store every Friday. "But it's a new flavor!" "Doesn't matter, it's coming out of your allowance, not our monthly food budget!"
I would love to see a restaurant that served meals based on this series! Wouldn't happen over here, but one could hope. Definitely a different cooking style, but my inner fan boy is drooling when I read the cooking scenes and I can imagine the aromas.
Definitely recommended.
For the relationship side of things, also interesting. Nothing explicit - this is, after all, Japanese Manga. The men have been living together for a couple of years. The hair stylist is very open about being gay as it's not uncommon in his profession. The attorney - different story. While his parents know, the number of others who know is very, very small and do not include people in his profession.
Their relationship is interesting. In the first issue, the attorney scolds his boyfriend for buying Haagen-das from the corner market when it's on sale at another store every Friday. "But it's a new flavor!" "Doesn't matter, it's coming out of your allowance, not our monthly food budget!"
I would love to see a restaurant that served meals based on this series! Wouldn't happen over here, but one could hope. Definitely a different cooking style, but my inner fan boy is drooling when I read the cooking scenes and I can imagine the aromas.
Definitely recommended.