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Oishinbo

The best selling and most beloved food manga of all time!

Created by Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki |MoreLess about Oishinbo

As part of the celebrations for its 100th anniversary, the publishers of the Tōzai News have commissioned the creation of the “Ultimate Menu,” a model meal embodying the pinnacle of Japanese cuisine. This all-important task has been entrusted to journalist Yamaoka Shirō, an inveterate cynic who possesses no initiative—but also an incredibly refined palate and an encyclopedic knowledge of food.

Tetsu Kariya
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 createOtoko 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 acclaimedOishinbo.

Akira Hanasaki
Akira Hanasaki is the manga artist for the culturally significant seriesOishinbo, which has been continuously serialized inBig Comic Spirits since 1983. Kariya and Hanasaki won the 32nd Shogakukan Manga Award in 1987 forOishinbo.

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Oishinbo: Japanese Cuisine, Vol. 1

Japanese Cuisine introduces us to the fundamental ingredients--rice, sashimi, green tea, anddashi (cooking stock)--that constitute the soul of the Japanese kitchen. In each story we learn about the proper preparation and presentation of different dishes, as well as their history and cultural significance. The result is a moveable feast of a book, as informative as it is engaging.

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