Ichinichi Gaishutsuroku Hanchou - Vol. 8 Ch. 56 - Food That Dad Makes

[MangaDex]

 

[chinchiro_addict]

Who's cutting onions in here T_T

父飯 (chichimeshi) are the meals that Japanese fathers make for their family. Traditionally, all the meals are made by the mothers so it's an extra special occasion if the father cooks. Examples of chichi-meshi are fried rice, yakisoba or stir fries in general, curries, ramen to simpler stuff like the boiled edamame Numakawa's dad prepared for him.

Spoiler: Nerd stuff

We can often gauge the relationship a person has with their parent(s) by how they call or refer to them.

The one everyone knows is 'Otou-san'. The mood is very respectful if you call your own father this way, usually said by kids from aristocratic families or if the dad has status
'Chichi' is the normal one you call your dad. Ootsuki says it this way when he's talking about him when he was a kid and so does present-Ootsuki
Numakawa calls his dad "Oyaji". This could be a term of endearment like "my old man", but it could also mean that the relationship is a bit distant. I remember in the 2001 movie "Departures", where the MC played by Motoki has a strained relationship with him and refers to him as "Oyaji" until the conclusion.

 

[Tertiaritus]

Bruh just as I was getting all emotional thinking about my own parents - the seaweed came out and the whiplash was immense to say the least

It's interesting to see so far that Ootsuki had a very loving family and the only takeaway from that for him has been his gourmet taste, wow. Truly a scumbag that took society's teachings closer to his heart than the love of his parents.

(My dad also loves to cook, but mainly it's mushrooms of dubious origin and fish from the city river. He did teach me what you can eat year-round in city settings off the streets within our climate zone though, much to mom's disappointment)

 

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[Doomroar]

Well we can have daddy and mom issues marked off from the possible explanations to how Ootsuki became a scumbag

 

[Lunararia]

Oh come oooooon mangaka-san, why can't it be both love and seaweed? Nostalgia and longing can definitely alter the taste of food, so even if the udon wasn't missing an ingredient, it still probably would've tasted just slightly off.

 

[sanshoku]

It's interesting to see so far that Ootsuki had a very loving family and the only takeaway from that for him has been his gourmet taste, wow. Truly a scumbag that took society's teachings closer to his heart than the love of his parents.

To be fair he did have some good memories with his father...!

 

[Tertiaritus]

To be fair he did have some good memories with his father...!

And with mom too! I kinda like how the spinoff doesn't give him sad villain backstory and shows all these supportive ppl around him (parents and that guy in Chinese restaurant who made crab rice)

 

[ThermiteKitty]

I actually read the punchline differently: we directly saw that Ootsuki was cooking with his father's love in mind! Even if that's not the exact same as a father cooking for a son, as the narrator said, the thing that was missing was not love! It only lacked seaweed because the love was there!