美味しんぼ（１９） (ビッグコミックス)

by Tetsu Kariya

湖にキャンプにやって来た山岡一行は、祭り囃子の練習に励む村の青年団と知り合う。彼らは県が主催する“村おこし祭り”の練習をしていた。この村では、その祭りで村の名物料理を実演するのだが、実は隣村も同じく名物料理を新たに作り出そうとしている。しかも、その助っ人として雄山が関わっているらしい。青年たちは山岡が“究極のメニュー”担当者だと知り、力を貸して欲しいという。思わぬところで「究極VS至高」の番外戦となってしまったが…

201 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 30, 1989

About the author

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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 create Otoko 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 acclaimed Oishinbo.

Reviews

[Lizzy B · Rating 5 out of 5]

Overall a solid collection! The standout for me was the two-parter where the fancy rich boy tried to trick his way into Kurita's heart (I just hope none of those raw meats gave our heroes food poisoning!) The other two-parter about the dueling towns was also sweet and a neat little economic puzzle. I feel like I learned more than usual in this volume, like the importance of water in sake-making and the important of mint in Vietnamese cuisine.

Now, did I enjoy the parts where they ate tongue and many different types of feet? No. But story-wise, no real stinkers here and a lot of nice moments.