i don't particularly care for quality for a speed scan as long it convey enough.
especially for a long ass epic like Oishinbo,
the more people work on it the better.
so yeah, Thank you Bippi for working on this legendary anime that doesn't have proper english translation other than that ala...
This is one of my favorite chapter from the ala carte publishing.
When the protag got humbled by the family helper.
Not by fancy ingredients, crazy technique, but by sheer sincere effort and care
Brat Chicken is interesting version of the mud chicken story.
One other popular version is the "Beggars Chicken", as in beggars got/caught a chicken and try to cook it without tools. The beggar wrapped it in mud and the threw it into fire.
its also known as Prosperity Chicken as the myth have...
Thank you for the translation
This series is one of my favorite, a ghostory that didn't "battle" the spirit.
Instead understanding it and it contain fair bit research of Japanese folklore
A write up on the subject, and why sake is different with wine in oysters pairing
https://www.inahalfshell.com/journal/2020/5/25/a-beginners-guide-to-oyster-and-sake-pairings
Unfortunately despite this is really old manga,
The sentiment still exist in sushi world.
"But they menstruate, it will ruin the fish taste", an actual comment by profillic (well old) sushi chef
its been three month if i recalled it right.
while the drawing do have a lot of details and vibes around it, still...
do Chica sensei have another project?
While i won't call this author art as one of the great in the business,
The expression that pours through the page design and composition is something else. Its dramatically great.
funny things is, later in the volumes,
the protag become the snobs (focusing on the fanciest ingredients), and Kaibara Yuzan have to reminds him that care, effort, and technique matters by making him fight his driver who is not a chef of all people.