The Solitary Gourmet - Vol. 2 Ch. 2 - Peruvian Cuisine in Shinanomachi, Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo

[MangaDex]

 

[AgniZet]

Thanks for picking up the chapter and translating!

 

[sanwichpicle]

Hello Readers, I hope you enjoy. Please let me know if you notice any mistakes or translation issues so I can correct them. I had finished the MTL & Cleaning way back in late November of 2025. I ended up finishing up half the chapter along with the start & end pages this weekend since I was bored and had some music I wanted to listen to while being productive. Anyways, enjoy the chapter and I will see you soon (or maybe not)

 

[tamarakko]

Have you ever thought about start learning Japanese? Wanikani is a very good app for starters.

 

[AstraLuna]

Nice to see this make a return.

Funny since I’ve been seeing many shorts on youtube of the series (Uncle Mike lol)

 

[throwawaygod]

Must be christmas

 

[Fugutron]

Interesting twist, a good food review but the main character is worldly yet ignorant at the same time

 

[OWMWO]

Hello Readers, I hope you enjoy. Please let me know if you notice any mistakes or translation issues so I can correct them. I had finished the MTL & Cleaning way back in late November of 2025. I ended up finishing up half the chapter along with the start & end pages this weekend since I was bored and had some music I wanted to listen to while being productive. Anyways, enjoy the chapter and I will see you soon (or maybe not)

Please, sir, can I have more chapters of UNCLE MIKE mighty foodie??

 

[FogChinatsu]

mike

 

[Fantasie841]

Thank you very much for the translation!

On page 9, I think it's supposed to be 'a la carte' and not 'not a la carte'?

 

[kaitoes]

thank you for the translation! I do enjoy this series

 

[sanwichpicle]

Have you ever thought about start learning Japanese? Wanikani is a very good app for starters.

I was learning a few months ago but stopped, I was using Duolingo then Renshu for learning. Just knowing the Hirigana & Katakana has been getting me by as well as using Jisho and other tools for the specific Kanji to get me through a chapter. I may pick up Japanese again but it is quite hard as a native english speaker.

Thank you very much for the translation!

On page 9, I think it's supposed to be 'a la carte' and not 'not a la carte'?

Its a bit oddly worded even in the original JP text, but I think my translation was also causing confusion. In the original text he orders the set meal to which the chef pretty much says "are you sure?"

Speaker - JP Text - English TL
Uncle Mike - すいません - Excuse me
Uncle Mike - ロモサルタードセットください - Lomo Saltado Set Please
Chef - 単品じゃなくて？ - not just the single item right?
Uncle Mike - はい - Yes

The chef says "単品" with a more literal translation of the kanji being single/individual item or not part of the set. I tried to keep it as similar to the JP text, but as it was its weirdly worded.

I reworked the page to flow and be understood better which you should see in a moment. I appreciate your input as it helps me learn. Thank you for reading.

 

[ocsibrm]

In case anyone was like "oh man i should hit my supermercado and get some Inca Cola" I'll let you know two things.

1. They may well have it! At least, my local ones do. Your mileage may vary ofc.
2. One can has 76% of your daily recommended sugar. Diabetes in a can.

 

[EchoGirl]

Thanks for picking this up!

I need to watch more of the series even if that's more of an ad

Chorizo is good but always have to dab the greasiness off (altho harder to do
When you get it in a quesadilla versus tacos)

In case anyone was like "oh man i should hit my supermercado and get some Inca Cola" I'll let you know two things.

1. They may well have it! At least, my local ones do. Your mileage may vary ofc.
2. One can has 76% of your daily recommended sugar. Diabetes in a can.

I've seen some glass Mexican coke bottles with "excessive calories/sugar" as a sticker label but not that helpful when it doesn't tell you the exact amount

Other than them wanting to be generous with the servings i can imagine in jp restaurants That they'd prolly just give you a normal cup size but a take home bottle would be nice assuming it doesn't spill out lol

From what I remember the live action doesn't focus too much on desserts/sweet flavors, idk if they keep it in mind for the actor or if it'd be too much to drink during filming versus it being a chara trait but from what I've seen of the drama he never drinks beer and orders oolong instead (tho the after show always has the director downing a mug of draft beer lmao), I don't think he smokes either tho I do remember seeing panels of the manga having him with cigs

Hello Readers, I hope you enjoy. Please let me know if you notice any mistakes or translation issues so I can correct them. I had finished the MTL & Cleaning way back in late November of 2025. I ended up finishing up half the chapter along with the start & end pages this weekend since I was bored and had some music I wanted to listen to while being productive. Anyways, enjoy the chapter and I will see you soon (or maybe notO

Scanswiches is a fitting name lol, would you consider picking up Meshinuma too?