@Kitchenstorey @Brilliantcrank all are very japanese slice of life type stories. I binged #themakanai in a couple of days. Again, very calming and educational. Had to stop every so often and google the vocab. e.g. Okini for thank you in the dialect rather than Arigato or Domo Arigato. And it's quite Kyoto/Gion centric but features dishes from the districts the girls are from.

#whatdidyoueatyesterday is different. A gay closeted lawyer is in a relationship with a flamboyant (japanese style so don't expect Rupaul) hairdresser and how food is their glue and love language and how it also brings the lawyer and his parents closer. This series is like gay social commentary through food.

#izakayabottakuri is just foodcentric but again slice of life of two sisters who run their father's izzakaya. The miso cured yolks are a must do.

Through #midnightdiner my staples have become the #tonjiru (pork belly veg miso soup) and through #themakanai I did a passable #oyakodon

With reference to my last tweet, #themakanai is about trainee maiko/geisha in Tokyo who become the cooks in the training school. #midnightdiner is about a 'mastah' who remains unnamed throughout the series but is a central 'yoda' to all the people who come through his little diner which only opens at midnight till 7am and #whatdidyoueatyesterday is food as social commentary about being a gay couple in Japan centred around a gay couple. And #izakayabottakuri is about an old family owned #izakaya essentially a Japanese #tapasbar and the dishes her family makes. Engrossing and entertaining and enlightening. #netflix well done

#themakanai #midnightdiner #whatdidyoueatyesterday on #netflix are some of the most absorbing stories centred on Japanese food with social commentary that I've ever watched and if you haven't give them a whirl! #foodwithsocialcommentary I've learnt so much about Japanese food and how easy many dishes are to prepare! E.g. #battahrisu (butter rice) must be the perfect accompaniment to ANY Asian dish. Just a small dollop of butter and a couple of drops of soya sauce ON HOT #RICE ! HEAVEN.

Nikujaka : Meat and Potatoes (Author Anonymous)

🥘 #KinouNaniTabeta #WhatDidYouEatYesterday
🥘 Shirou/Kenji
🥘 Gen
🥘 2443 Words
🥘 One of Kenji's exes asks Shirou for legal representation; Shirou makes nikujaka

https://archiveofourown.org/works/43587150

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