Fushigi no Kuni no Bird - Vol. 1 Ch. 2 - Yedo

[MangaDex]

 

[Simpleton]

Just found this. Thank you for your detailed notes at the end of the chapters.

 

[vangoz]

A worldwide traveller who hates native food?

 

[smartz118]

Imagine being the first person to be allowed to travel anywhere in a country where it would normally be restricted because you are a foreigner. It must have been quite a shock to Bird. As for her distaste for Japanese food, recall that this is the 1800's and the dishes then were probably not as refined as the ones we are used to. It would probably have tasted and smelled considerably worse, regardless of their nutrition. Refrigeration wasn't even invented, so you had to eat it as soon as you got it or else it just rotted.

 

[NegiLol]

This is very interesting. I love the artwork so much. I'm sure the real life Isabella did not look or act like that, but heck, she's too cute here!

 

[Damiji]

Imagine being the first person to be allowed to travel anywhere in a country where it would normally be restricted because you are a foreigner. It must have been quite a shock to Bird. As for her distaste for Japanese food, recall that this is the 1800's and the dishes then were probably not as refined as the ones we are used to. It would probably have tasted and smelled considerably worse, regardless of their nutrition. Refrigeration wasn't even invented, so you had to eat it as soon as you got it or else it just rotted.

Not to mention the native diet was probably much more diverse and colorful than the modern Japanese cuisine that we know. They most likely ate a lot of dishes that are no longer know or ate today.