Yes, yes, it's more likely Germany/the Holy Roman Empire than Austria, and it seems like it's sort of a combination of Italy (due to the Church being there) and Russia (because it's up north and they export a lot of salted fish, see Nobu chapter 115, page 11-12 for the reason I suspect it's...
I agree with her literally being Kaguya—why else would there be tropics loving bamboo growing in a European forest, if not for Kaguya to land in? (Though according to the Köppen climate chart, Germany/Aitheria would be a subtropical climate and bamboo would happily grow there!)
Victorian, yes. Medieval? No
(ETA: this does seem to be more like the 14th & 15th centuries in Europe though, so we're in the Age of Discovery and entering Enlightenment)
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Cilantro on barbacoa tacos also cause a similar sort of feeling—the clean taste of cilantro cuts through the fattiness of the barbacoa. Also why many salsas use cilantro.
Damn, I want some barbacoa now.
Given the time period, it could be considered as such. Women never cut their hair short unless absolutely necessary, e.g., Fantine in Les Miserables or Jo March in Little Women cutting their hair to sell or Mary Ingalls in the Little House series getting her hair shorn because they thought her...
I don't think they're <i>just</i> glorified bards/storytellers. If you go and eat the local cuisine in another country, you know what's accessible to them. In his introduction, Jean freaked out because Nobu was using black pepper on their potato salad. Remember how Lonbaudt was irritated because...
There was no implication that he would stop producing soy sauce. Why would he not continue producing it? He returned with his family to Keltia and sent along soy sauce to Hans. Hans has a supplier now, and this world seems to be one one where families inherit the cottage business when they...
My guess: Yakyō is the elder brother by about 2-5 years. Their father wanted to sell the cafe, and Kyosui refused. They had a fight and the father told Kyosui he was on his own and wouldn't help him with the shop—Kyo swore he wouldn't come back even if he had to. Yakyō has tried to convince...