Oishinbo: Oishinbo: Japanese Cuisine, Vol. 1 : A la Carte (Series #1) (Paperback)

from PhoenixTerran

Oishinbo, A la Carte: Japanese Cuisine, written by Tetsu Kariya and illustrated by Akira Hanasaki, was the first Oishinbo collection to be released by Viz Media's Signature line in 2009. Oishinbo, which began publication in 1983 in Japan, is a long running manga that is currently up to one hundre...

from slothman

A collection of stories from the long-running manga Oishinbo. The story centers around the food journalist Yamaoka Shirō, who is working on the Ultimate Menu project, an attempt to devise a meal representing the pinnacle of Japanese cuisine, for the Tōzai News' centennial. This regularly brings h...

from quondame

The information about Japanese cooking is the star of this manga, the plot and characters are strident and unsympathetic except when food is involved, and the artwork is pretty repetitive - b&w doesn't really have much appetite appeal.

from othersam

Japan has one of the very greatest eating and drinking cultures in the world - deep, rich, complex and delicious. Many Japanese people are passionate about food, and will travel all over the country and the globe in search of interesting regional specialities. For a visitor the choice is bewilder...

from othersam

Japan has one of the very greatest eating and drinking cultures in the world - deep, rich, complex and delicious. Many Japanese people are passionate about food, and will travel all over the country and the globe in search of interesting regional specialities. For a visitor the choice is bewilder...